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Title: | Effects of neuromuscular electrostimulation in patients with heart failure admitted to ward |
Authors: | ARAUJO, Carlos Jose Soares de; GONCALVES, Fernanda Souza; BITTENCOURT, Hugo Souza; SANTOS, Noelia Goncalves dos; MECCA JUNIOR, Sergio Vitor; NEVES, Julio Leal Bandeira; FERNANDES, Andre Mauricio Souza; ARAS JUNIOR, Roque; REIS, Francisco Jose Farias Borges dos; GUIMARAES, Armenio Costa; RODRIGUES JUNIOR, Erenaldo de Souza; CARVALHO, Vitor Oliveira |
Citation: | JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, v.7, article ID 124, 5p, 2012 |
Abstract: | Background: Neuromuscular electrostimulation has become a promising issue in cardiovascular rehabilitation. However there are few articles published in the literature regarding neuromuscular electrostimulation in patients with heart failure during hospital stay. Methods: This is a randomized controlled pilot trial that aimed to investigate the effect of neuromuscular electrostimulation in the walked distance by the six-minute walking test in 30 patients admitted to ward for heart failure treatment in a tertiary cardiology hospital. Patients in the intervention group performed a conventional rehabilitation and neuromuscular electrostimulation. Patients underwent 60 minutes of electrostimulation (wave frequency was 20 Hz, pulse duration of 20 us) two times a day for consecutive days until hospital discharge. Results: The walked distance in the six-minute walking test improved 75% in the electrostimulation group (from 379.7 +/- 43.5 to 372.9 +/- 46.9 meters to controls and from 372.9 +/- 62.4 to 500 +/- 68 meters to electrostimulation, p<0.001). On the other hand, the walked distance in the control group did not change. Conclusion: The neuromuscular electrostimulation group showed greater improvement in the walked distance in the six-minute walking test in patients admitted to ward for compensation of heart failure. |
Appears in Collections: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/InCor |
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