HEART FAILURE 

Minerva Cardioangiologica 2004 December;52(6):537-46

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language: English

Exercise and heart failure

Piña L., Daoud S.

This report will review the abnormalities of the peripheral circulation and skeletal muscle which are part of the heart failure syndrome and can limit exercise tolerance; introduce trials that have shown benefits of exercise training in a variety of heart failure patients; suggest strategies for recommending activity training in patients with heart failure. Finally, this report will identify areas where data are missing and where trials are currently being undertaken.