Inspiratory muscle training in patients with chronic heart failure: a literature review

Dyspnea is an important issue for the patients with chronic heart failure. Breathing training, especially the inspiratory muscle training can help to improve the patients' cardiopulmonary function, endurance and quality of life. In this paper, the foreign research about the method, effect evaluation and appropriate case of inspiratory muscle training in patients with chronic heart failure were reviewed so as to explore a specific strategy of inspiratory muscle training for China's patients with chronic heart failure. Key words: Heart failure; Inspiratory muscle training; Review literature