Inspiratory muscle weakness (IMW) is prevalent in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF)
caused by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, which contributes to reduced exercise …

Peak exercise performance in healthy man is limited not only by pulmonary or skeletal
muscle function but also by cardiac function. Thus, abnormalities in cardiac function will …

Background: Although intrinsic skeletal muscle abnormalities can influence exercise
intolerance during heart failure (HF), the factors responsible for muscle changes have not …

Skeletal muscle abnormalities can contribute to decreased exercise capacity in heart failure.
Although muscle atrophy is a common alteration in heart failure, the mechanisms …

Background: Intracellular signaling pathways involved in skeletal myosin heavy chain
(MyHC) isoform alterations during heart failure (HF) are not completely understood. We …

Hypertension is the leading preventable cause of premature deaths worldwide. Although
long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 …

Background: Right-sided heart failure has high morbidity and mortality, and may be caused
by pulmonary arterial hypertension. Fractal dimension is a differentiated and innovative …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic disease which causes overload to the
right ventricle. The effect of preventive training on cardiac remodelling in this condition is still …

Objective Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a greater risk for osteoporosis and also
influences skeletal muscle functions. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of …

Background Vitamin D deficiency is associated with the risk of osteoporosis, and also
influences skeletal muscle functions. Recently, we reported that a high-fat diet with vitamin D …