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Mechanisms by which exercise training benefits patients with heart failure

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Exercise training leads to a reduction of elevated myostatin levels in patients with chronic heart failure

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Combined endurance/resistance training reduces NT-proBNP levels in patients with chronic heart failure

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Matched dose interval and continuous exercise training induce similar cardiorespiratory and metabolic adaptations in patients with heart failure

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A randomised study of home-based electrical stimulation of the legs and conventional bicycle exercise training for patients with chronic heart failure

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Exercise in the Metabolic Syndrome

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Intermittent versus continuous exercise training in chronic heart failure: A meta-analysis

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Meta-analysis of Exercise Training on Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A 10-year Update

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