The relation of respiratory muscle strength to disease severity and abnormal ventilation during exercise in chronic heart failure patients

Background: Breathlessness is a common problem in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients, and respiratory muscle strength has been proposed to play an important role in causing breathlessness in these patients. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between respiratory muscl...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Kasahara, Kazuhiro P Izawa, Satoshi Watanabe, Naohiko Osada, Kazuto Omiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Research in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.rcvmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2251-9572;year=2015;volume=4;issue=4;spage=6;epage=6;aulast=Kasahara;type=0