Aerobic interval training attenuates remodelling and mitochondrial dysfunction in the post-infarction failing rat heart
Author(s) -
Jasenka Kraljević,
Jasna Marinović,
Danijel Pravdić,
Petra Zubin,
Željko Dujić,
Ulrik Wisløff,
Marko Ljubković
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cardiovascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.774
H-Index - 219
eISSN - 1755-3245
pISSN - 0008-6363
DOI - 10.1093/cvr/cvt080
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , interval training , high intensity interval training , myocardial infarction , heart failure
Following a large myocardial infarction (MI), remaining viable muscle often undergoes pathological remodelling and progresses towards chronic heart failure. Mitochondria may also be affected by this process and, due to their functional importance, likely contribute to the progression of the disease. Aerobic interval training (AIT) has been shown effective in diminishing pathological myocardial transformation, but the effects of AIT on mitochondrial function in hearts undergoing remodelling are not known.
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