Home-based exercise rehabilitation in addition to specialist heart failure nurse care: design, rationale and recruitment to the Birmingham Rehabilitation Uptake Maximisation study for patients with congestive heart failure (BRUM-CHF): a randomised controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Exercise has been shown to be beneficial for selected patients with heart failure, but questions remain over its effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and uptake in a real world setting. This paper describes the design, rationale and rec...

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Main Authors: Ingram Jackie T, Singh Sally J, Mant Jonathan W, Davis Russell C, Davies Michael K, Greenfield Sheila M, Lip Gregory YH, Tayor Rod S, Jolly Kate, Stubley Jane, Stevens Andrew J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-03-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/7/9