Exercise training in chronic heart failure

Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 105-117

  Maeyer, Catherine ^a   Beckers, Paul ^a   Vrints, Christiaan J ^a   Conraads, Viviane M ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exercise training; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; GAS ANALYSIS; HEART FAILURE; HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INSPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE TRAINING; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

EID: 84880438181     PISSN: 20406223     EISSN: 20406231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2040622313480382     Document Type: Review

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