J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev
December 2017
Background: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is potentially attractive as a method of training in heart failure (HF) and could be performed in patients unable to participate in standard exercise training.
Purpose: To examine the effects of NMES on physiologic and functional measurements in patients with HF.
Methods: MEDLINE, Cochrane, EMBASE, Scielo, and PEDro were searched from the earliest date available to July 2014.