Respiratory Muscle Function in Heart Failure

Más betegség

• history of dangerous arrhythmias
• uremia, history of allergy to iodides
• diagnosis of liver disease

Laborértékek

• creatinine value greater than or equal to 1.3 mg/dL (via clinical record within the past 6 months)

Egyéb

• body mass index >35 kg/m2
• current smokers and/or smoking history >15 pack years
• pregnant women
• impaired renal function
• individuals who are not able to engage in exercise

• Clinical diagnosis of HFpEF.
• Patients with a history stable (no medication changes in past 6 weeks (w/duration of diagnosis >6 months).
• New York Heart Association class I-III.
• Current non-smokers with <15 pack year history.
• Non-pregnant women, and individuals who are able to exercise (i.e. without orthopedic limitations or neuromuscular disorders).

A regiszterben nem jelölt feltételek

• Healthy subjects: Adults (≥21 years of age) in the absence of a history of HFpEF or HFrEF, pulmonary, neurologic, orthopedic, or other diseases affecting the neuromuscular system. Controls will be matched for age and sex.
• All HFpEF patients will be managed by their primary care physician or cardiologist with additional review and oversight by Dr. Borlaug (Co-Investigator) prior to enrollment to ensure adequacy of inclusion and exclusion criteria and that participation in exercise testing and resistance exercise training is safe.