Background Little is known regarding the relationship between medication adherence and
quality of life in heart failure patients. We therefore aimed to examine the nature of …

Chagas disease (ChD), a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with the parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), remains a serious public health issue in Latin America and is …

Background: Spirituality may influence how patients cope with their illness. Objectives: We
assessed whether spirituality may influence adherence to management of outpatients with …

Purpose To compare the effect of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate
intensity continuous training (MICT) on physical fitness and quality of life (QoL) in patients …

Background: The Borg Scale may be a useful tool for heart failure patients to self-monitor
and self-regulate exercise on land or in water (hydrotherapy) by maintaining the heart rate …

The effects of inspiratory muscle training on functional capacity and quality of life in
functional class III and IV heart failure patients were evaluated. The inspiratory muscle …

Background The effects of adding moderate-to-high intensity inspiratory muscle training
(IMT) to short-term aerobic and resistance exercise (combined training [CT]), after coronary …

Objective: To investigate the efficiency of short-term inspiratory muscle training program
associated with combined aerobic and resistance exercise on respiratory muscle strength …

Background Sacubitril/valsartan reduces mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced
ejection fraction (HFrEF) when compared with enalapril. However, it is unknown the effect of …

Objective To examine whether combined testosterone replacement and exercise training
(ET) therapies would potentiate the beneficial effects of isolated therapies on neurovascular …