Low serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor may predict poor response to cardiac rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular disease

• Yuya Tsukada ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yuya Tsukada, Yasuhiro Nishiyama

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: egaodeikouyo2525@gmail.com

  Affiliations Division of Rehabilitation, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan, Department of Physical Therapy, Miyazaki Medical Association Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2207-5973

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• Yasuhiro Nishiyama ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yuya Tsukada, Yasuhiro Nishiyama

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Michiya Kishimoto,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Division of Rehabilitation, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Takeshi Nago,

  Roles Investigation, Supervision

  Affiliation Division of Rehabilitation, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Haruhito Harada,

  Roles Formal analysis, Validation

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3042-3843

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• Hiroshi Niiyama,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Atsushi Katoh,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Hiroo Matsuse,

  Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Rehabilitation, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Hisashi Kai

  Roles Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

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