High intensity, interval exercise improves quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure: A randomized controlled trial

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-32

  Chrysohoou, C ^a   Tsitsinakis, G ^a   Vogiatzis, I ^b   Cherouveim, E ^b   Antoniou, C ^a   Tsiantilas, A ^a   Tsiachris, D ^a   Dimopoulos, D ^c   Panagiotakos, D B ^c   Pitsavos, C ^a   Koulouris, N G ^b   Stefanadis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WALKING; WORKLOAD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE TEST; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905800038     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hct194     Document Type: Article

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