Abstract
Waltz dancing can be used in combination with traditional aerobic exercise or as an alternative to it in
patients with chronic heart failure, whose adherence to traditional programs is low and/or in those who prefer
dancing to other forms of exercise
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About the authors
Kakuchaya Tea Tamazovna, Dr. Med. Sc., Cardiologist, Head of Department for rehabilitation in cardiac patients
and regenerative medicine of the heart, orcid.org/0000-0001-9383-2073;
Dzhitava Tamara Georgievna, Cand. Med. Sc., Cardiologist, orcid.org/0000-0002-6141-2231;
Pachuashvili Nona Vazhaevna, Postgraduate, orcid.org/0000-0002-0076-775X
