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    Effects of inspiratory muscle training in chronic heart failure patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jing Wu1, Li Kuang1, Lijuan Fu2

    Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.2, pp. 194-202, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12586

    Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients.
    Design: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINHAL, and CBMdisc to collect controlled trials on the application of inspiratory muscle training in CHF patients from the establishment of these databases to November 2016. Two reviewers independently screened literature according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data, and assessed the quality of literature. Meta-analysis was conducted by software RevMan5.3.
    Results: Eight studies involving 302 patients were identified. Meta-analysis indicated that IMT significantly improved PImax, VE/VCO2 slope and More >

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