Exercise training enhances autonomic function after acute myocardial infarction: A randomized controlled study
Introduction: Heart rate recovery, defined as the fall in heart rate during the first minute after exercise, is an indicator of autonomic function, and has been found to be an independent predictor of mortality after acute myocardial infarction. Exercise training has several well-known benefits in t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-02-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255111001077 |