title: Is physical exercise harmful to liver transplantation recipients? Review of literature.
abstract: Liver transplantation is a treatment that significantly improves the patients' quality of life. However, we should be more ambitious and seek an improvement in their fitness through training protocols allowing them to fully return to daily activities. English and Spanish-language articles on PubMed and the Cochrane Library were searched untill 2014. Articles were reviewed by 2 of the authors to determine if they were suitable for inclusion. It is shown a compilation of studies that included patients who have participated in aerobic, strength, or both combined training programs, without implying a risk for the graft function. There is a lack of studies with high scientific evidence that stablish a proper exercise program methodology, supervised by specialists in physical activity and sports.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Deporte y Salud, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España. Electronic address: moya.ang@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moya-Nájera
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Deporte y Salud, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borreani
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Ángel
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Moya-Herraiz
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Deporte y Salud, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Joaquin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calatayud
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López-Andújar
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Deporte y Salud, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Colado
mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Calidad de vida; Capacidad funcional; Capacidad física; Ejercicio físico; Fuerza; Functional ability; Ortothopic liver transplantation; Physical capacity; Physical exercise; Quality of life; Strength; Trasplante de hígado