PMID- 35619283 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231004 LR - 20231004 IS - 1532-5040 (Electronic) IS - 0959-3985 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 11 DP - 2023 Nov 2 TI - Analysis of respiratory muscle strength and its relationship with functional capacity between different field tests in patients with heart failure. PG - 2427-2437 LID - 10.1080/09593985.2022.2077270 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To analyze respiratory muscle strength of patients with heart failure (HF) and correlate with functional capacity. METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved patients with compensated HF of both sexes, aged above 18 years. Respiratory muscle strength was assessed by measuring maximum inspiratory (MIP) and expiratory pressures (MEP) using a manovacuometer. Patients were randomized into two groups to assess functional capacity: six-minute walk test (6MWT) and incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT). RESULTS: Forty-eight patients were evaluated (23 from 6MWT and 25 from ISWT group). Most were male (67.8%), with mean age of 62.3 years and left ventricular ejection fraction of 40.8%. Mean predicted values of MIP [81.2% (74.7-87.8%)] and MEP [95.6% (88.2-103.0%)] did not indicate respiratory muscle weakness. The higher the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class, the lower the MIP (p = .011) and MEP (p = .016) values. Physically active patients presented higher respiratory muscle strength than those sedentary (MIP: 104.5 vs. 71.9 cmH(2)O, p < .001; MEP: 120.0 vs. 91.1 cmH(2)O, p = .004). Functional capacity was impaired [6MWT: 416.0 m (372.8-459.3 m); ISWT: 304 m (263.4-344.9 m)], and distance covered in the ISWT was shorter than 6MWT group (p < .001). Distance covered in the ISWT group presented a moderate positive correlation with MIP (r = 0.45; p = .022) and MEP (r = 0.41; p = .041). CONCLUSION: Most patients with HF presented respiratory muscle strength close to predicted values; however, sedentary patients and those with high NYHA functional class, showed reduced MIP and MEP. Functional capacity was reduced, and MIP and MEP correlated with distance covered in the ISWT. FAU - Silva Andrade, Nina de Souza AU - Silva Andrade NS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8793-5260 AD - Department of Biological Sciences and Health, Physiotherapy Course, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Amapa, Macapa - Amapa, Brazil. FAU - Almeida, Larisse AU - Almeida L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6781-5595 AD - Department of Biological Sciences and Health, Physiotherapy Course, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Amapa, Macapa - Amapa, Brazil. FAU - Noronha, Isis AU - Noronha I AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4165-0635 AD - Department of Biological Sciences and Health, Physiotherapy Course, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Amapa, Macapa - Amapa, Brazil. FAU - Lima, Jose de Morais AU - Lima JM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0176-6222 AD - Department of Physiotherapy, Laboratory of Physiotherapy in Cardiorespiratory Research, Federal University of Paraiba, Campus I - Loteamento Cidade Universitaria, Joao Pessoa - Paraiba, Brazil. FAU - Eriko Tenorio de Franca, Eduardo AU - Eriko Tenorio de Franca E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9207-2180 AD - Department of Physiotherapy, Laboratory of Physiotherapy in Cardiorespiratory Research, Federal University of Paraiba, Campus I - Loteamento Cidade Universitaria, Joao Pessoa - Paraiba, Brazil. FAU - Pedrosa, Rafaela AU - Pedrosa R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9858-2990 AD - Department of Physiotherapy, Laboratory of Physiotherapy in Cardiorespiratory Research, Federal University of Paraiba, Campus I - Loteamento Cidade Universitaria, Joao Pessoa - Paraiba, Brazil. FAU - Siqueira, Fernanda AU - Siqueira F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0705-7854 AD - Department of Biological Sciences and Health, Physiotherapy Course, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Amapa, Macapa - Amapa, Brazil. FAU - Onofre, Tatiana AU - Onofre T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4985-1466 AD - Department of Biological Sciences and Health, Physiotherapy Course, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Amapa, Macapa - Amapa, Brazil. AD - Department of Physiotherapy, Laboratory of Physiotherapy in Cardiorespiratory Research, Federal University of Paraiba, Campus I - Loteamento Cidade Universitaria, Joao Pessoa - Paraiba, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial DEP - 20220526 PL - England TA - Physiother Theory Pract JT - Physiotherapy theory and practice JID - 9015520 SB - IM MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Aged MH - Middle Aged MH - Stroke Volume MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - *Ventricular Function, Left MH - Muscle Strength/physiology MH - *Heart Failure/diagnosis MH - Respiratory Muscles OTO - NOTNLM OT - Heart failure OT - maximum respiratory pressure OT - physical fitness OT - respiratory muscles EDAT- 2022/05/28 06:00 MHDA- 2023/10/04 06:44 CRDT- 2022/05/27 01:03 PHST- 2023/10/04 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2022/05/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/27 01:03 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/09593985.2022.2077270 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Physiother Theory Pract. 2023 Nov 2;39(11):2427-2437. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2022.2077270. Epub 2022 May 26.