The effect of group-based cardiac rehabilitation models on the quality of life and exercise capacity of patients with chronic heart failure

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¹ Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria; Department of Medical Imaging, Allergology & Physiotherapy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Electronic address: giannipap@yahoo.co.uk.
² Department of Medical Physiology and Sport Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
³ Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
⁴ Department of Rehabilitation, Medical College, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
⁵ Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria; Department of Medical Imaging, Allergology & Physiotherapy, Mediccal University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
⁶ Aretaieio Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
⁷ Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department, European Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁸ Department of Neuroscience, Section of Rehabilitation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

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Jannis Papathanasiou et al. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2017 Nov-Dec.

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. 2017 Nov-Dec;58(6):432-435.

doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2017.04.003. Epub 2017 Apr 23.

¹ Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria; Department of Medical Imaging, Allergology & Physiotherapy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Electronic address: giannipap@yahoo.co.uk.
² Department of Medical Physiology and Sport Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
³ Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
⁴ Department of Rehabilitation, Medical College, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
⁵ Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria; Department of Medical Imaging, Allergology & Physiotherapy, Mediccal University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
⁶ Aretaieio Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
⁷ Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department, European Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁸ Department of Neuroscience, Section of Rehabilitation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

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Keywords: Cardiac rehabilitation; Chronic heart failure; Exercise capacity; Quality of life.

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