Publications by authors named "Soraya F Reis"
Aims: Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a restrictive cardiomyopathy manifested mainly by diastolic heart failure. It is recognized that diastole is an important determinant of exercise capacity. The purpose of this study was to determine whether resting echocardiographic parameters might predict oxygen consumption (VO(2p)) by ergoespirometry and the prognostic role of functional capacity in EMF patients.
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- The study aimed to determine if exercise training can lower sympathetic neural activation at rest in patients with chronic advanced heart failure.
- Sixteen heart failure patients were split into exercise-trained and sedentary groups, participating in a four-month program with monitored exercise sessions.
- Results showed that exercise significantly reduced muscle sympathetic nerve activity in heart failure patients, making their levels comparable to those of healthy trained individuals, while also improving peak VO2 and forearm blood flow.