作者
Maria Teresa Tomás, Helena Santa-Clara, Paula Marta Bruno, Estela Monteiro, Margarida Carrolo, Eduardo Barroso, Luís B Sardinha, Bo Fernhall
发表日期
2013/1/27
期刊
Transplantation
卷号
95
期号
2
页码范围
372-377
出版商
LWW
简介
Background
Liver transplantation is nowadays the only effective answer to adjourn the outcome of functional limitations associated with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP), a neurodegenerative disease characterized by sensory and motor polyneuropathies. Nevertheless, there is a detrimental impact associated with the after-surgery period on the fragile physical condition of these patients. Exercise training has been proven to be effective on reconditioning patients after transplantation. However, the effects of exercise training in liver transplanted FAP patients have not been scrutinized yet.
Methods
The study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 24-week exercise training program (supervised or home-based) on body composition, muscle strength, and walking capacity of liver transplanted FAP patients. To fulfill this goal, a sample corresponding to 33% of all FAP patients who undergone a liver transplantation in …
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