Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 288-294 , May 2010

Exercise & Sports Science Australia Position Statement on exercise training and chronic heart failure

  • Steve E. Selig

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Sport, Exercise and Active Living, School of Sport and Exercise Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: School of Sport and Exercise Science, Victoria University, PO Box 14428, Melbourne, VIC 8001, Australia.
    • ,
  • Itamar Levinger

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Sport, Exercise and Active Living, School of Sport and Exercise Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Andrew D. Williams

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Life Sciences, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
    • ,
  • Neil Smart

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, QLD, Australia
    • ,
  • David J. Holland

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • ,
  • Andrew Maiorana

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Transplant Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia
    • School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
    • ,
  • Daniel J. Green

      Affiliations

    • School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, University of Western Australia, Australia
    • Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • David L. Hare

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
    • School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia

Received 18 September 2009 ,Revised 18 January 2010 ,Accepted 19 January 2010.

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PII: S1440-2440(10)00031-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.01.004

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 288-294 , May 2010

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