A5037742800- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Ion channel regulation and function
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Fuel Cells and Related Materials
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
2012-2025
Academy of Athens
2013
Capacity to exercise may not be fully restored in patients with heart failure even the long term after ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation. The benefits of training VAD are unknown.Fifteen patients, aged 38.3 ± 15.9 years, bridged transplantation left or biventricular were randomized at a ratio 2 : 1 group (TG, n = 10) control (n 5), 6.3 4 months Both groups advised walk 30–45 min/day. TG also underwent moderate-intensity aerobic using bike treadmill for 45 min, three five times...
BackgroundThe benefits of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) have been inadequately studied. Design and methodsUsing a prospective, age sex-matched controlled study, we investigated 35 moderate to severe CHF (NYHA class II–III left ventricular ejection fraction 24.4 ± 1.3% [mean SEM]). An incremental respiratory endurance test using fixed workload was provided by software an electronic mouth pressure manometer interfaced computer. The group (n =...
Abstract Aims An ‘optimum’ universally agreed exercise programme for heart failure (HF) patients has not been found. ARISTOS-HF randomized clinical trial evaluates whether combined aerobic training (AT)/resistance (RT)/inspiratory muscle (IMT) (ARIS) is superior to AT/RT, AT/IMT or AT in improving capacity, left ventricular dimensions, and secondary functional outcomes. Methods results Eighty-eight of New York Heart Association II–III, ejection fraction ≤ 35% were an ARIS, AT/IMT, group,...
Background The effects of inspiratory muscle training on plasma cytokines, C-reactive protein and the soluble apoptosis mediators Fas ligand in chronic heart failure are unknown. Design methods Thirty-eight patients with failure, age 57 ± 2 years, New York Heart Association classification II-III, were assigned to either a high intensity group ( n = 15, 53±2 years) exercised at 60% sustained maximal pressure, or low 23, 59 years), 15% three times per week for 10 weeks. Patients matched age,...
The present study investigated the potential of failing myocardium patients with ventricular assist devices (VAD) to respond physiological growth stimuli, such as exercise, by activating signalling pathways. This may be therapeutic relevance in identifying novel pharmacological targets for therapies that could facilitate recovery after VAD implantation.Twenty-two bridged heart transplantation (HTx) were included study. A group underwent moderate intensity aerobic exercise (GT), while another...
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