Strength Improvement of Knee Extensor Muscles in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure by Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
Patients with severe chronic heart failure (CHF) suffer from marked weakness of skeletal muscles. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) proved to be an alternative to active strength training. The objective of this study was to test the feasibility and effectiveness of NMES in patients with ch...
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Published in | Artificial organs Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 432 - 435 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Boston, USA
Blackwell Science Inc
01.05.1999
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