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. 2024 Feb;30(2):410-414.
doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.10.475. Epub 2023 Nov 7.

Impact of Structured Resistance Training on Locomotor Muscle Composition in Patients with HFpEF

Salaheddin M Sharif  1 , Joshua R Smith  1 , Eric J Bruhn  1 , Adam M Shultz  1 , Thomas P Olson  2
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Impact of Structured Resistance Training on Locomotor Muscle Composition in Patients with HFpEF

Salaheddin M Sharif et al. J Card Fail. 2024 Feb.
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DISCLOSURES The authors declare no conflict of interest to report. The results of the study are presented clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate data manipulation.

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Fig. 1.
Leg composition, peak exercise workload, exercise time, and muscle quality pre and post intervention. (A) LF%, leg fat percentage; (B) LL%, leg lean percentage; (C) LLI, leg lean index; (D) Peak workload; (E) Exercise time; (F) MQ, muscle quality; CTL, control group; RT, resistance training group. ‡P<0.05, significant time effect. #P<0.05, significant group x time interaction effect. *P<0.05, significant difference between Pre and Post within RT group.
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