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Prolonged Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise Improves Strength, Peak VO2, and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Stable Chronic Heart Failure  Prithwish.

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1 Prolonged Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise Improves Strength, Peak VO2, and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Stable Chronic Heart Failure  Prithwish Banerjee, MD, DIP CARD, MRCP, Brian Caulfield, B.PHYSIO, M.MED.SCI, PhD, Louis Crowe, MB, BCh, BAO, Andrew L. Clark, MA, MD, MRCP  Journal of Cardiac Failure  Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages (May 2009) DOI: /j.cardfail Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Location of stimulating electrodes.
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3 Fig. 2 Subject responses at baseline and following EMS training and control response. Thin lines represent individual responses and the thick line the group mean response. Graphs are for Peak VO2, 6 min walk test distance and quad strength. Journal of Cardiac Failure  , DOI: ( /j.cardfail ) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

4 Fig. 3 (A) Relationship between baseline 6MWT distance and % change in distance post stimulation. (B) Relationship between baseline quadriceps strength and % change in strength post stimulation. Journal of Cardiac Failure  , DOI: ( /j.cardfail ) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions


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