Inspiratory work capacity is more severely depressed than inspiratory muscle strength in patients with heart failure: Novel applications for inspiratory muscle training

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 221; pp. 622 - 626
• Main Authors: Laoutaris, Ioannis D., Adamopoulos, Stamatis, Manginas, Athanassios, Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B., Cokkinos, Dennis V., Dritsas, Athanasios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 15.10.2016
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Breathing Exercises - methods; Cardiovascular; Exercise - physiology; Exercise capacity; Exercise Test - methods; Exercise Tolerance - physiology; Female; Heart failure; Heart Failure - diagnosis; Heart Failure - physiopathology; Heart Failure - rehabilitation; Humans; Inspiratory Capacity - physiology; Inspiratory muscles; Male; Maximal Respiratory Pressures - methods; Middle Aged; Muscle Strength - physiology; Rehabilitation; Respiratory Muscles - physiopathology; Strength; Training; Walk Test - methods; Heart failure; Training; Inspiratory muscles; Rehabilitation; Exercise capacity; Strength

We hypothesized that the ability to sustain maximal inspiratory pressure (SPImax) over time as a measure of work capacity may be more severely affected than inspiratory muscle strength (PImax) in patients with heart failure (HF). We retrospectively investigated eighty patients with HF, NYHA II/III/...