Soleus Muscle as a Surrogate for Health Status in Human Heart Failure

Daniel J Green¹, Fausto A Panizzolo, David G Lloyd+2

• ¹1The School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; 2Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom; 3Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; 4Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; 5Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Service, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; 6School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; and 7Allied Health Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.