Journal article
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