Inspiratory muscle endurance is similarly reduced in the early and late stages of chronic Chagas heart disease.
Clara Pinto DinizMauro Felippe Felix MedianoLuiz Fernando RodriguesFernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha MendesRoberto Magalhaes SaraivaHenrique Horta VelosoAndréa Rodrigues da CostaAlejandro Marcel Hasslocher-MorenoAudrey Borghi SilvaAndréa Silvestre de SousaFlavia Mazzoli-RochaPublished in: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH (2024)
This study suggests that, in patients with CHD, HF is associated with IMW, and that reduction of IME is already present in the initial phase, similar to the advanced phase with HF.