High-Intensity Inspiratory Protocol Increases Heart Rate Variability in Myocardial Revascularization Patients

Abstract Objective: To evaluate heart rate variability during an inspiratory muscle endurance protocol at three different load levels [30%, 60% and 80% of maximal inspiratory pressure], in patients who had previously undergone coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods: Nineteen late postoperative m...

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Main Authors: Flavia Cristina Rossi Caruso, Rodrigo Polaquini Simões, Michel Silva Reis, Solange Guizilini, Vera Lucia dos Santos Alves, Valeria Papa, Ross Arena, Audrey Borghi-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2016-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382016000100038&lng=en&tlng=en