Advanced heart failure: a position statement of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology

MG Crespo‐Leiro, M Metra, LH Lund… - European journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This article updates the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
(ESC) 2007 classification of advanced heart failure and describes new diagnostic and …

Obesity paradox in cardiovascular disease: where do we stand?

S Carbone, JM Canada, HE Billingsley… - Vascular health and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD),
particularly heart failure (HF) and coronary heart disease (CHD). The mechanisms through …

Muscular strength as a strong predictor of mortality: a narrative review

KA Volaklis, M Halle, C Meisinger - European journal of internal medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Muscular strength, an important component of physical fitness, has an independent role in
the prevention of chronic diseases whereas muscular weakness is strongly related to …

Muscular strength and cardiovascular disease: an updated state-of-the-art narrative review

S Carbone, DL Kirkman, RS Garten… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
This review discusses the associations of muscular strength (MusS) with cardiovascular
disease (CVD), CVD-related death, and all-cause mortality, as well as CVD risk factors, such …

Physical functional performance and prognosis in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IJ Fuentes-Abolafio, B Stubbs… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Patients with Heart Failure (HF) show impaired functional capacities
which have been related to their prognosis. Moreover, physical functional performance in …

Effects of muscular strength on cardiovascular risk factors and prognosis

EG Artero, D Lee, CJ Lavie… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
METHODS The medical electronic databases MEDLINE, SCOPUS, and SPORTS DISCUS
were used to search for studies relating muscular fitness (MusS, muscular endurance, and …

Motor assessment using the NIH Toolbox

DB Reuben, S Magasi, HE McCreath, RW Bohannon… - Neurology, 2013 - AAN Enterprises
Motor function involves complex physiologic processes and requires the integration of
multiple systems, including neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, and cardiopulmonary, and …

The effects of resistance training on muscle strength, quality of life and aerobic capacity in patients with chronic heart failure—A meta-analysis

C Giuliano, A Karahalios, C Neil, J Allen… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Resistance training (RT) has been utilised to target muscle dysfunction
associated with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF). However, there is limited meta-analysis …

Mitochondrial dysfunction and skeletal muscle atrophy: Causes, mechanisms, and treatment strategies

GB Kubat, E Bouhamida, O Ulger, I Turkel, G Pedriali… - Mitochondrion, 2023 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle, which accounts for approximately 40% of total body weight, is one of the
most dynamic and plastic tissues in the human body and plays a vital role in movement …

Molecular effects of exercise training in patients with cardiovascular disease: focus on skeletal muscle, endothelium, and myocardium

V Adams, B Reich, M Uhlemann… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
For decades, we have known that exercise training exerts beneficial effects on the human
body, and clear evidence is available that a higher fitness level is associated with a lower …