Muscle function in congestive heart failure

Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction in Congestive Heart Failure

Background—In congestive heart failure (CHF), the prognostic significance of impaired respiratory muscle strength has not been established. Methods and Results—Maximal inspiratory pressure (Pimax) was prospectively determined in 244 consecutive patients (207 men) with CHF (ischemic, n575; idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, n5169; age, 54611 years; left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF], 2261...

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN CHILDREN: A SURVEY OF 114 PATIENTS

During a period of four years between June, IS, 1988 to June, IS, 1992 one hundred and fourteen patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) were admitted to the pediatric department of Taleghani General Hospital. During the above period, 192 patients with heart disease were hospitalized at this department and CHF was the cause of admission in 59.4% of them. Congenital heart disease (CHO) w...

[Liver function in congestive heart failure].

Liver Function in Congestive Heart Failure

Jaundice, varying from a slight yellowish tinting of the sderae to a pronounced general icterus, is a common occurrence in congestive heart failure. A review of the literature leaves one with the impression that it is seen most frequently in patients with long standing congestive heart failure, particularly in failure associated with mitral and tricuspid valvular disease and in failure associat...

Bioenergetic Abnormalities of Skeletal Muscle in Congestive Heart Failure

Background Patients with advanced heart failure have bioenergetic abnormalities of skeletal muscle metabolism during exercise. Using 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy, we sought to determine whether skeletal metabolic responses to exercise are normalized by orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Methods and Results Four groups were studied: healthy normal volunteers (n=9), subjects awaiting hear...