Key result
The hemodynamic paradox in chronic heart failure, where hemodynamic derangements do not correlate with symptoms, is explained by alterations in skeletal musculature.
Population
Patients with chronic heart failure
Design
Review
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Supports exercise training for chronic HF symptoms; leaves open optimal regimens and broad applicability.
This review highlights the 'hemodynamic paradox' in chronic heart failure, emphasizing that symptoms like exercise intolerance are largely driven by peripheral skeletal muscle alterations rather than central hemodynamics alone.
Nilsson et al. (2008) conducted a review in Chronic Heart Failure. The hemodynamic paradox in chronic heart failure, where hemodynamic derangements do not correlate with symptoms, is explained by alterations in skeletal musculature.
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