A randomized controlled trial of high-intensity interval training and inspiratory muscle training for chronic heart failure patients with inspiratory muscle weakness.

CONCLUSION: In patients with chronic heart failure and inspiratory muscle weakness, the combination of the HI-AIT and the IMT resulted in additional benefits in respiratory muscle function, exercise performance, and quality of life compared to that of HI-AIT or IMT alone. Trial Registration number: NCT03538249.
PMID: 32370544 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chronic Illness - May 4, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sadek Z, Salami A, Youness M, Awada C, Hamade M, Joumaa WH, Ramadan W, Ahmaidi S Tags: Chronic Illn Source Type: research