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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