Analysis of respiratory muscle strength and its relationship with functional capacity between different field tests in patients with heart failure.
Nina de Souza Silva AndradeLarisse Xavier AlmeidaIsis Marinho de NoronhaJosé de Morais LimaEduardo Eriko Tenório de FrançaRafaela PedrosaFernanda SiqueiraTatiana O GamaPublished in: Physiotherapy theory and practice (2022)
Most patients with HF presented respiratory muscle strength close to predicted values; however, sedentary patients and those with high NYHA functional class, showed reduced MIP and MEP. Functional capacity was reduced, and MIP and MEP correlated with distance covered in the ISWT.