Inspiratory Muscle Training Is Associated With Improved Inspiratory Muscle Strength Resting Cardiac Output and the Ventilatory Efficiency of Exercise in Patients With a Fontan Circulation

摘要

BackgroundPatients with a Fontan circulation have reduced exercise capacity and respiratory muscle strength. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) improves exercise capacity and quality of life in adults with heart failure. We assessed whether 6 weeks of a home‐based program of IMT improves inspiratory muscle strength and the ventilatory efficiency of exercise in adolescent patients with a Fontan circulation.