title: [Physical exercise and heart failure. A review article].
abstract: This review discusses the therapeutic value of physical exercise in patients with congestive heart failure. The possible circulatory, peripheral and metabolic mechanisms involved are discussed. Relevant clinical research in this field is reviewed. Physical training appears to be a safe and efficacious intervention in this large population.
authors.affiliation: Kardiologisk seksjon, Sentralsjukehuset i Rogaland, Stavanger.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dickstein
mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology