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Exercise training after lung transplantation: A systematic review

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lung transplant recipients experience persistent impairments in exercise capacity and skeletal muscle function despite a vast improvement in lung function after transplantation. Exercise training may be beneficial in improving exercise capacity in lung transplant recipients. A systematic review was undertaken to examine the evidence for exercise training on functional outcomes in lung transplant recipients. METHODS: Studies were …

Authors

Wickerson L; Mathur S; Brooks D

Journal

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 497–503

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

May 2010

DOI

10.1016/j.healun.2009.12.008

ISSN

1053-2498