American Heart Journal
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 46-53 , July 2007

Effect of exercise training on ventricular function, dyssynchrony, resting myocardial perfusion, and clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure: A nuclear ancillary study of Heart Failure and A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise TraiNing (HF-ACTION); design and rationale

  • Daniel R. Bensimhon, MD

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    • Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, NC
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  • George L. Adams, MD

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    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • David J. Whellan, MD, MHS

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    • Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Robert A. Pagnanelli, BSRT, CNMT, NCT

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    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Mark Trimble, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Benjamin A. Lee, BA

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    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Kerry L. Lee, PhD

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    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Stephen J. Ellis, PhD

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    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • William E. Kraus, MD

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    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • David S. Rendall, PA-C

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    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Ami E. Iskandrian, MD

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    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • Christopher M. O'Connor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Salvador Borges-Neto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Salvador Borges-Neto, MD, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
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  • on behalf of the HF-ACTION Trial Investigators

Received 11 August 2006 ,Accepted 28 March 2007.

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 The HF-ACTION trial is funded by a grant (Coordinating Center, Dr Christopher O'Connor, PI: 5U01-HL063747-04; Economic and Quality of Life, Dr Kevin A. Schulman, PI: 5U01-HL066461-04) from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA. The study was supported by an investigator-initiated grant from GE Health Care.

PII: S0002-8703(07)00273-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.03.045

American Heart Journal
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 46-53 , July 2007

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