Effects of Tai Chi training on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure: a meta-analysis.

Pan, Lei; Yan, JunHong; Guo, YongZhong; Yan, JunHe

doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfs170

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Effects of Tai Chi training on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure: a meta-analysis.

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Lei Pan

JunHong Yan

YongZhong Guo

Abstract

AIM: Whether Tai Chi (TC) is effective in the cardiac rehabilitation of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) remains controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to examine the effects of TC on exercise capacity and quality of life (QoL) in CHF patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: PubMed and EMBASE da...

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