Surface respiratory electromyography and dyspnea in acute heart failure patients.

Daniele LuisoJair A VillanuevaLaia C Belarte-TorneroAleix FortZorba Blázquez-BermejoSonia RuizRamon FarréJordi RigauJulio Martí-AlmorNúria Farre

Published in: PloS one (2020)

In our pilot study, diaphragm and scalene EMG activity was associated with increasing severity of dyspnea. Surface respiratory EMG could be a useful objective tool to improve assessment of dyspnea in acute HF patients.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
liver failure
end stage renal disease
respiratory failure
newly diagnosed
drug induced
chronic kidney disease
high density
hepatitis b virus
advanced cancer
upper limb
patient reported outcomes
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
patient reported