Why the study?
Does inspiratory muscle training improve pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and dyspnea in patients with moderate to severe chronic heart failure?
Population
Patients with moderate to severe chronic heart failure (NYHA class II-III, mean LVEF 24.4%)
Comparison
Inspiratory muscle training at 60% of individual… vs Inspiratory muscle training at 15% of SMIP, 3…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 weeks
Authors
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May improve exercise capacity in chronic HF; leaves open efficacy on outcomes in randomized trials.
Does inspiratory muscle training improve pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and dyspnea in patients with moderate to severe chronic heart failure?
Inspiratory muscle training at 60% of maximal inspiratory pressure significantly improves inspiratory strength, exercise capacity, and perceived dyspnea in patients with moderate to severe chronic heart failure.
Laoutaris et al. (2004) studied this question.
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