Exercise training is an effective treatment option for patients with chronic heart failure to improve aerobic capacity and quality of life via a reduction in major cardiovascular events, including cardiac mortality. However, low adherence rates to exercise training pose a challenge to widespread application of this treatment.
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Adams, V., Schuler, G. Exercise training—a magic bullet for chronic heart failure?. Nat Rev Cardiol 9, 677–678 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2012.153
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