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oninvasive ventilation improves the cardiovascular response and fatigability during resistance exercise in patients with heart failure

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
heart failure
cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
Registration Number
ACTRN12614000077662
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Brasilia Brazil
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria

The recruited subjects satisfied the following inclusion criteria: 1) a diagnosis of HF 9 documented for at least 6 months, 2) echocardiography showing left ventricular systolic dysfunction < 35%, 3) New York Heart Association classification class II-III, and 4) No participation in either a resistance or aerobic training program for at least 3 months prior to study initiation

Exclusion Criteria

Any subject with a previous diagnosis of moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or who were unable to perform the resistance isokinetic exercise protocol were excluded from this study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
cardiovascular response - At rest, during the resistance exercise protocol as well as during the recovery period, HR was continuously monitored (Polar model RS 800, Polar Electro Inc., Kempele, Finland). Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were also measured using a calibrated oscilometric automatic device (OMROM MIT elite plus, OMROM Health Care Inc, Illinois, USA). [at rest, peak exercise and recovery ( 5 minutos after exercise protocol)]
Secondary Outcome Measures
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