Impact of pericardiectomy on exercise capacity and sleep of patients with chronic constrictive pericarditis.

Dirceu Thiago Pessoa de MeloFlavia Baggio NerbassAna Luiza Carrari SayeghFrancis Ribeiro de SouzaViviane Tiemi HottaVera Maria Curi SalemiFélix José Alvarez RamiresRicardo Ribeiro DiasGeraldo Lorenzi-FilhoCharles MadyFábio Fernandes

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Patients with symptomatic CCP showed reduced exercise capacity and sleep-disordered breathing. After pericardiectomy, there was improvement in exercise capacity and neutral effect on sleep-disordered breathing.

Keyphrases

high intensity
physical activity
resistance training