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Review
. 2019 Jan;24(1):69-80.
doi: 10.1007/s10741-018-9719-7.

Flow-mediated dilation and heart failure: a review with implications to physical rehabilitation

G P T Areas  1   2 , A Mazzuco  2 , F R Caruso  2 , R B Jaenisch  3 , R Cabiddu  4 , S A Phillips  5 , R Arena  5 , A Borghi-Silva  6
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Review

Flow-mediated dilation and heart failure: a review with implications to physical rehabilitation

G P T Areas et al. Heart Fail Rev. 2019 Jan.

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Abstract

Endothelial dysfunction plays as an important role on mismatch responses that occur during exercise in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). However, cardiac rehabilitation, a core component of management of CHF patients, can improve endothelial function, contributing to reduce the morbidity and mortality of these patients. The primary aims of this review were to describe the importance of flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) as a non-invasive validation tool to assess endothelial dysfunction and to highlight the relevance of scientific studies that evaluated the effects of exercise interventions on peripheral vascular endothelial function as measured by FMD in patients with CHF with both preserved and reduced ejection fraction.

Keywords: Cardiac rehabilitation; Endothelial function; Exercise; Heart failure; Physical training.

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