| Functional electrical stimulation in the treatment of patients with chronic heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. | |
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PMID: 20560163 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Functional electrical stimulation (FES) produces beneficial effects in the treatment of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), but studies carried out in these patients show small sample sizes and conflicting results. The aim of this meta-analysis was to systematically review the effect of treatment with FES compared with conventional aerobic exercise training (CA) or control group in patients with CHF. The search strategy included MEDLINE, LILACS, Physiotherapy Evidence Database and Cochrane Library. Randomized trials comparing FES versus CA or control group in the treatment of patients with CHF were included. Two reviewers independently extracted the data. Main analysis used a fixed-effects model. The search retrieved 794 articles, from which seven studies were included. Treatment with FES provided a smaller gain in peak VO2 compared with CA {-0.74 ml/kg per min [95% confidence interval (CI): -1.38 to -0.10]}. There was no difference in the muscle strength [-0.33 Nm (95% CI: -4.56 to 3.90)] and in the distance of the 6-min walk test [2.73 m (95% CI: -15.39 to 20.85)] on comparing FES with CA. An increase in peak VO2 of 2.78 ml/kg per min (95% CI: 1.44-4.13) was observed in FES versus the control group. Treatment with FES provides a similar gain in the distance of the 6-min walk test and in the muscle strength when compared with CA, but a small gain in the peak VO2. An increase in the peak VO2 can be obtained with FES as compared with the control group. Thus, FES may be an alternative in relation with CA for patients with CHF and with those who are unable to perform this kind of exercise. |
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Authors:
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Graciele Sbruzzi; Rodrigo A Ribeiro; Beatriz D Schaan; Luis U Signori; Antônio M V Silva; Maria C Irigoyen; Rodrigo D M Plentz |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology Volume: 17 ISSN: 1741-8275 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
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Created Date: 2010-06-17 Completed Date: 2010-10-04 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101192000 Medline TA: Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 254-60 Citation Subset: IM |
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Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. |
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Adult Aged Chronic Disease Electric Stimulation Therapy* Evidence-Based Medicine Exercise Therapy Exercise Tolerance Female Heart Failure / physiopathology, rehabilitation* Humans Male Middle Aged Muscle Strength Oxygen Consumption Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Recovery of Function Treatment Outcome Walking |
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