Why the study?
Although isolated inspiratory muscle training provides clinical benefits in chronic heart failure, the rationale of combining it with exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation settings remained to be confirmed.
Does the addition of inspiratory muscle training to exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improve inspiratory muscle strength, hemodynamics, and quality of life in male patients with ischemic heart failure?
Population
Male patients with ischemic heart failure (NYHA class II-III)
Comparison
IMT combined with AT/RT vs sham-IMT combined with AT/RT
Authors
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Adds limited evidence on combined IMT plus exercise training in CHF; leaves open whether benefits exceed sham plus training.
Does the addition of inspiratory muscle training to exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improve inspiratory muscle strength, hemodynamics, and quality of life in male patients with ischemic heart failure?
Adding inspiratory muscle training to standard exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improves inspiratory muscle strength, hemodynamics, and quality of life in male patients with ischemic heart failure.
Ahmad et al. (2022) studied this question.
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