Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 244-249 , March 2010

Functional Electrical Stimulation is More Effective in Severe Symptomatic Heart Failure Patients and Improves Their Adherence to Rehabilitation Programs

  • Apostolos Karavidas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, General Hospital “G.Genimmatas”, Athens, Greece
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  • John T. Parissis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Cardiology Department and Heart Failure Unit, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: John T Parissis, MD, Heart Failure Clinic, Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Tel: +30210-6123720; Fax: +30210-5832195.
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  • Vassiliki Matzaraki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, General Hospital “G.Genimmatas”, Athens, Greece
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  • Sophia Arapi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, General Hospital “G.Genimmatas”, Athens, Greece
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  • Christos Varounis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Cardiology Department and Heart Failure Unit, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Ignatios Ikonomidis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Cardiology Department and Heart Failure Unit, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Panagiotis Grillias, PT

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, General Hospital “G.Genimmatas”, Athens, Greece
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  • Ioannis Paraskevaidis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Cardiology Department and Heart Failure Unit, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Vlassios Pirgakis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, General Hospital “G.Genimmatas”, Athens, Greece
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  • Gerasimos Filippatos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Cardiology Department and Heart Failure Unit, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Dimitios T. Kremastinos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Cardiology Department and Heart Failure Unit, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece

Received 17 July 2009 ,Revised 17 October 2009 ,Accepted 21 October 2009.

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 The authors have no conflicts to disclose.

PII: S1071-9164(09)01144-0

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.10.023

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 244-249 , March 2010

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