Robot-assisted training for heart failure patients - a small pilot study.

Journal: Acta cardiologica
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was assess robot-assisted gait therapy with the Lokomat® system in heart failure patients.

Authors

  • Felix Schoenrath
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany.
  • Susanne Markendorf
    Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Andreas Emil Brauchlin
  • Michelle Frank
  • Markus Johannes Wilhelm
  • Lanja Saleh
  • Robert Riener
    Sensory-Motor Systems Lab, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Christian Marc Schmied
  • Volkmar Falk
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.