Inspiratory muscle training in heart failure There is robust evidence suggesting that the weakness of inspiratory muscles is one of the main factors that lead to low exercise tolerance in patients with HF. , In fact, randomized clinical trials have shown several benefits of IMT in patients with this syndrome, namely: significant improvement in oxygen uptake efficiency, functional capacity and quality of life scores. These results were confirmed by meta-analyses, such as that carried out by Smart et al. When […]