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Exercise Training Reveals Inflexibility of the Diaphragm in an Animal Model of Patients With Obesity-Driven Heart Failure With a Preserved Ejection Fraction.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 24 Oct 2017
Bowen T Scott, Brauer Dominic, Rolim Natale P L, Bækkerud Fredrik H, Kricke Angela, Ormbostad Berre Anne-Marie, Fischer Tina, Linke Axel, da Silva Gustavo Justo, Wisloff Ulrik, Adams Volker
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Respiratory muscle weakness contributes to exercise intolerance in patients with heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)-a condition characterized by multiple comorbidities with few proven treatments. We aimed, therefore, to provide novel insight into the underlying diaphragmatic alterations that occur in HFpEF by using an obese cardiometabolic rat model and further assessed whether...
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