Heart failure worsens leg muscle strength and endurance in coexistence patients with COPD and heart failure reduced ejection fraction.

Luiz Antônio Rodrigues MedinaMayron F OliveiraRita de Cassia Lima Dos SantosAline Soares de SouzaAdriana MazzucoPriscila Cristina de Abreu SperandioMaria Clara Noman de AlencarFlávio Ferlin ArbexJ Alberto NederWladimir Musetti Medeiros

Published in: Acta cardiologica (2024)

The presence of HFrEF in patients with COPD worsens muscular weakness when compared to isolated COPD.

Keyphrases

heart failure
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
left ventricular
skeletal muscle
acute heart failure
cardiac resynchronization therapy
atrial fibrillation
high intensity
air pollution