Cardiac Rehabilitation Increases Exercise Capacity with a Reduction of Oxidative Stress

Taira Fukuda, Miwa Kurano, Kazuya Fukumura, Tomohiro Yasuda, Haruko Iida, Toshihiro Morita, Yumiko Yamamoto, Nami Takano, Issei Komuro, Toshiaki Nakajima

Korean Circulation Journal · 2013 · 19 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

These results suggest that intensive supervised CR significantly improved exercise capacity, which may be attributable to an adaptive response involving more efficient oxidative metabolites or the increased capacity of endogenous anti-oxidative systems in patients with cardiovascular diseases.

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