Chronic heart failure is characterised by excess adrenergic activity that augurs a poor
prognosis. The reasons for increased adrenergic activity are complex and incompletely …

Background: Controversy surrounds the use of resistance exercise in patients with heart
failure because of concerns that increases in rate-pressure product and systemic vascular …

Background: Chronotropic incompetence is one cause of diminished exercise capacity in
heart transplant recipients. If reinnervation occurs, it often is late after transplantation and is …

Patients with chronic heart failure frequently report shortness of breath during daily activities
as their primary symptom. In recent years, many efforts have been made by researchers to …

The main symptoms of chronic heart failure are dyspnoe and exercise intolerance. The
pathophysiological basis of these symptoms is not simply the dysfunction of the heart, but a …

There are objective similarities between heart failure and muscular deconditioning.
Deficiencies in peripheral blood flow and skeletal muscle function, morphology, metabolism …

Training effects on peak oxygen consumption (VO2), specific to the mode of movement, are
well-known in exercise training of young, healthy adults. However, these specific training …

Objective: Factors responsible for the exercise intolerance occurring in patients with
peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) manifesting intermittent claudication (IC) and …

Zusammenfassung Die Leitsymptome bei chronischer Herzinsuffizienz sind Dyspnoe und
eingeschränkte körperliche Belastbarkeit. Die pathologischen Herzveränderungen allein …

Exercise intolerance is a characteristic finding and a serious problem in patients with chronic
heart failure (CHF). Dyspnea and muscle fatigue are the most debilitating symptoms in these …