Does selective respiratory muscle training improve exercise capacity and dyspnea in patients with chronic congestive heart failure?
Selective respiratory muscle training enhances exercise capacity and reduces dyspnea in patients with chronic congestive heart failure.
Selective respiratory muscle training improves respiratory muscle endurance and strength, with an enhancement of submaximal and maximal exercise capacity in patients with heart failure. Dyspnea during activities of daily living was subjectively improved in the majority of trained patients.
Mancini et al. (1995) studied this question.