Combined Cardiac Rehabilitation and Inspiratory Muscle Training in Heart Failure
Mayo Clinic
Summary
The purpose of this study is to understand if breathing muscle training combined with cardiac rehabilitation influences the blood flow and blood pressure response during exercise.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria - Heart Failure Group: * Adult 18 years and older. * English speaking. * Has a qualifying heart failure indication for center-based cardiac rehabilitation. Inclusion Criteria - Healthy Control Group: * Adult 18 years and older. * English speaking. * Absence of pulmonary, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurologic, or orthopedic diseases. Controls will be matched for age and sex. Exclusion Criteria: * HF patients who are unable to engage in a regularly structured exercise training program as part of a clinically indicated center-based outpatient cardiac rehabilitation p…
Interventions
- DeviceInspiratory muscle training
Inspiratory muscle training for 12 weeks at 40% maximal inspiratory pressure
Location
- Mayo Clinic in RochesterRochester, Minnesota