Beneficial effects of chronic low-frequency stimulation of thigh muscles in patients with advanced chronic heart failure | Zendy

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Beneficial effects of chronic low-frequency stimulation of thigh muscles in patients with advanced chronic heart failure

Author(s) -

Martin Nuhr

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.09.027

Subject(s) - medicine , stimulation , heart failure , skeletal muscle , anaerobic exercise , endocrinology , ejection fraction , myosin , cardiology , citrate synthase , glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase , physical therapy , enzyme , dehydrogenase , biochemistry , biology

Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) exhibit detrimental changes in skeletal muscle that contribute to their impaired physical performance. This study investigates the possibility of counteracting these changes by chronic low-frequency electrical stimulation (CLFS) of left and right thigh muscles.

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