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Exercise Training as Treatment of Depression in Heart Failure

RV Milani, CJ Lavie, MR Mehra... - Journal of the ..., 2012 - Am Coll Cardio Found We read with interest the thoughtful review by Downing and Balady (1) describing in detail the pathophysiology of exercise impairment in heart failure (HF) and the beneficial role of exercise training in this population. The authors outline the many pathophysiological ...

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The Role of Exercise Training in Heart Failure Jill Downing and Gary J. Balady J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2011 58: 561-569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]