Effect of aerobic training on heart rate recovery in patients with established heart disease; a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Although a delayed decrease in heart rate during the first minute after graded exercise has been identified as a powerful predictor of overall mortality in cardiac patients, the potential to influence this risk factor by aerobic training remains to be proven. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to st...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Johan A Snoek, Sietske van Berkel, Nico van Meeteren, Frank J G Backx, Hein A M Daanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3867471?pdf=render