Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction and Training in Chronic Heart Failure - 11/08/11
, Steve Selig, phD a, b, David L Hare, FRACP aRésumé |
A characteristic feature of chronic heart failure (CHF) is reduced exercise tolerance. Several factors contributing to this have been identified, including alterations in central haemodynamics, skeletal muscle oxygen utilisation and respiratory muscle dysfunction. This review focuses on abnormalities identified in respiratory muscle structure and function in CHF and recent evidence for the benefit of selective inspiratory muscle training in CHF. Included in this review are findings from original investigations, with a specific focus on recent published data.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Heart failure, Respiratory muscles, Dyspnoea, Respiratory muscle training, Rehabilitation
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Vol 20 - N° 5
P. 289-294 - mai 2011 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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