Supervised exercise training versus usual care in ambulatory patients with left ventricular assist devices: A systematic review

Harsha V. Ganga; Amanda Leung; Jennifer Jantz; Gaurav Choudhary; Loren Stabile; Daniel J. Levine; Satish C. Sharma; Wen-Chih Wu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174323

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Supervised exercise training versus usual care in ambulatory patients with left ventricular assist devices: A systematic review

Harsha V. Ganga,

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Amanda Leung,

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Jennifer Jantz,

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Gaurav Choudhary,

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Loren Stabile,

Affiliation Center for Cardiac Fitness, Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Daniel J. Levine,

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Satish C. Sharma,

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Wen-Chih Wu

* E-mail: Wen-Chih_Wu@brown.edu

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Center for Cardiac Fitness, Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Supervised exercise training versus usual care in ambulatory patients with left ventricular assist devices: A systematic review

Harsha V. Ganga,
Amanda Leung,
Jennifer Jantz,
Gaurav Choudhary,
Loren Stabile,
Daniel J. Levine,
Satish C. Sharma,
Wen-Chih Wu

Published: March 31, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174323

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