Surface respiratory electromyography and dyspnea in acute heart failure patients

Daniele Luiso, Jair A. Villanueva, Laia Carla Belarte Tornero, Aleix Fort, Zorba Blázquez‐Bermejo, Sonia Ruiz, Ramón Farré, Jordi Rigau, Julio Martí‐Almor, Núria Farré

PLoS ONE · 2020 · 17 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

In our pilot study, diaphragm and scalene EMG activity was associated with increasing severity of dyspnea. Surface respiratory EMG could be a useful objective tool to improve assessment of dyspnea in acute HF patients.

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