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Ann M. Swank
Researcher at University of Louisville
Publications - 75
Citations - 2728
Ann M. Swank is an academic researcher from University of Louisville. The author has contributed to research in topics: Aerobic exercise & Heart failure. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 75 publications receiving 2446 citations. Previous affiliations of Ann M. Swank include Duke University.
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Effects of Exercise Training on Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: The HF-ACTION Randomized Trial
James A. Blumenthal,Michael A. Babyak,Christopher M. O'Connor,Steven J. Keteyian,Joel Landzberg,Jonathan G. Howlett,William E. Kraus,Stephen S. Gottlieb,Gordon Blackburn,Ann M. Swank,David J. Whellan +10 more
TL;DR: Compared with guideline-based usual care, exercise training resulted in a modest reduction in depressive symptoms, although the clinical significance of this improvement is unknown.
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Modest Increase in Peak VO2 Is Related to Better Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Heart Failure Patients Results From Heart Failure and a Controlled Trial to Investigate Outcomes of Exercise Training
Ann M. Swank,John R. Horton,Jerome Fleg,Gregg C. Fonarow,Steven J. Keteyian,Lee R. Goldberg,Gene Wolfel,Eileen M. Handberg,Dan Bensimhon,Marie Christine Illiou,Marianne Vest,Greg Ewald,Gordon Blackburn,Eric S. Leifer,Lawton Cooper,William E. Kraus +15 more
TL;DR: Among patients with chronic systolic heart failure, a modest increase in peak VO2 over 3 months was associated with a more favorable outcome, and monitoring the change in peakVO2 for such patients may have benefit in assessing prognosis.
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Impact of prior exercise on hamstring flexibility: a comparison of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and static stretching.
TL;DR: Results demonstrated that PNF performed after exercise enhanced acute hamstring flexibility, and implementing a PNF stretching routine following exercise may augment current stretching practices among athletes.
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6-min walk test provides prognostic utility comparable to cardiopulmonary exercise testing in ambulatory outpatients with systolic heart failure.
Daniel E. Forman,Daniel E. Forman,Jerome L. Fleg,Dalane W. Kitzman,Clinton A. Brawner,Ann M. Swank,Robert S. McKelvie,Robert M. Clare,Stephen J. Ellis,Mark E. Dunlap,Vera Bittner +10 more
TL;DR: In systolic HF outpatients, 6MWD and CPX indices demonstrated similar utility as univariate predictors for all-cause hospitalization/mortality and all- cause mortality.