American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 5 , Pages 768.e1-768.e7 , November 2009

Addition of inspiratory muscle training to aerobic training improves cardiorespiratory responses to exercise in patients with heart failure and inspiratory muscle weakness

  • Eliane R. Winkelmann, PT, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Exercise Pathophysiology Research Laboratory and Cardiology Division, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul-UNIJUI, Ijui, Brazil
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  • Gaspar R. Chiappa, PT, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Exercise Pathophysiology Research Laboratory and Cardiology Division, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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  • Camila O.C. Lima

      Affiliations

    • Exercise Pathophysiology Research Laboratory and Cardiology Division, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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  • Paulo R.N. Viecili, MD, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul-UNIJUI, Ijui, Brazil
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  • Ricardo Stein, MD, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Exercise Pathophysiology Research Laboratory and Cardiology Division, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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  • Jorge P. Ribeiro, MD, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Exercise Pathophysiology Research Laboratory and Cardiology Division, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jorge P. Ribeiro, MD, ScD, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 90035-007, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Received 14 June 2009 ,Accepted 3 September 2009.

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 RCT no. NCT00634296.

PII: S0002-8703(09)00722-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.09.005

American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 5 , Pages 768.e1-768.e7 , November 2009

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