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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Main Authors: Fernando Ribeiro, Alberto Jorge Alves, Madalena Teixeira, Fátima Miranda, Cristina Azevedo, José Alberto Duarte, José Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-02-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912000050