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SUBMITTER: Hamazaki N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7230659 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hamazaki Nobuaki N Kamiya Kentaro K Yamamoto Shohei S Nozaki Kohei K Ichikawa Takafumi T Matsuzawa Ryota R Tanaka Shinya S Nakamura Takeshi T Yamashita Masashi M Maekawa Emi E Meguro Kentaro K Noda Chiharu C Yamaoka-Tojo Minako M Matsunaga Atsuhiko A Ako Junya J
Journal of clinical medicine 20200330 4
Respiratory muscle weakness, frequently observed in patients with heart failure (HF), is reported as a predictor for poor prognosis. Although increased respiratory muscle strength ameliorates exercise tolerance and quality of life in HF patients, the relationship between changes in respiratory muscle strength and patient prognosis remains unclear. A total of 456 patients with HF who continued a 5-month cardiac rehabilitation (CR) were studied. We measured maximal inspiratory pressure (PI<sub>max ...[more]