Effects of noninvasive ventilation with bilevel positive airway pressure on exercise tolerance and dyspnea in heart failure patients

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome that results in inadequate blood supply, leading to a number of structural and functional changes. Noninvasive ventilatory support (NIVS) is used as an adjuvant treatment to improve the functional capacity of these patients. Objective: To investigate the...

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Main Authors: Mansueto Gomes Neto, Laís Fernanda Gama Duarte, Erenaldo de Sousa Rodrigues, Jr., Hugo Souza Bittencourt, Noélia Gonçalves dos Santos, Bruno Costa David, Eugênia da Silva Lima, Helena França Correia dos Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1109966617304256