EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF SHORT COURSES OF LOW-FREQUENCY ELECTRIC MYOSTIMULATION IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR DECOMPENSATED CHRONIC HEART FAILURE

Patients were randomized into two comparable groups: group 1 of effective EMS (n=28) and group 2 of sham myostimulation (n=23). Besides standard medical treatment in 2-3 days after admission to hospital patients from both groups underwent low-frequency stimulation of skeletal muscles of anterior and...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015-03, Vol.65 (10), p.A918-A918
Main Authors: Sviridenko, Viktoria, Poltavskaya, Maria, Syrkin, Abram, Doletsky, Artem, Giverts, Ilia, Dikur, Oxana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Drug therapy
Heart failure
Hospitalization
Internal Medicine
Quality of life
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Summary:Patients were randomized into two comparable groups: group 1 of effective EMS (n=28) and group 2 of sham myostimulation (n=23). Besides standard medical treatment in 2-3 days after admission to hospital patients from both groups underwent low-frequency stimulation of skeletal muscles of anterior and posterior surfaces of thigh and shin.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(15)60918-4