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Effects of aerobic training in patients with mitochondrial myopathies.
Neurology - 1 Apr 1998
Taivassalo T, De Stefano N, Argov Z, Matthews P M, Chen J, Genge A, Karpati G, Arnold D L
Abstract excerpt
We studied the physiologic adaptation of patients with mitochondrial myopathies to aerobic training. Ten patients underwent individually supervised, moderate-intensity aerobic training on a treadmill for 8 weeks. Biochemical and functional measures improved with training. Estimated aerobic capacity increased by 30%. Blood lactate concentrations at rest and after exercise decreased by 30%. Muscle phosphorus...
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