Respiratory Training Combined with Aerobic Training In Patient With Dilated Cardiomyopathy – A Case Study
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | Purpose: This case study demonstrates the benefit of expiratory muscle training with the Threshold PEP® combined with aerobic training in a patient suffering from chronic systolic heart failure (CSHF) based on the diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy. CSHF is a serious disease with very bad prognosis. Cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) reduces the symptoms of CSHF and thus improves the quality of life. Methods: 44-year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy was assessed: resting echocardiography with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 16 %, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX), mouth inspiratory and expiratory pressures measurement (MP), elasticity measurement of the chest and also completed a modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Questionnaire (mMRC) and Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ). The respiratory training with Threshold PEP® methodology: in accordance with the discovered occlusion expiratory pressure, an expiratory resistance in centimetres of water column was precisely set to meet the patient's needs. Aerobic training complied with the criteria recommended for rehabilitation of patients with cardiovascular diseases issued by the Czech Society of Cardiology. The duration of the programme was set to 10 weeks in total with a frequency of 2 training units per week. Results: After ten-week-long training with Threshold PEP® combined with aerobic training, a significant change in cardiorespiratory parameters, questionnaires and elasticity of the chest has occurred. Conclusion: On the basis of positive results, we can indicate that applied respiratory and aerobic training is suitable and practicable for the patient. It positively influences the quality of life of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, improves cardiorespiratory indicators, reduces effortless breathlessness, and returns to the patient's self-confidence in activities of daily living. However, it is necessary to focus on these problems in more detail in the future. |