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Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients with heart failure - review.
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Effects of Neuromuscular Electrostimulation in Patients With Acute Heart Failure - Results of a Single-centre Randomized Trial
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Therapeutic Potential of Electromyostimulation (EMS) in Critically Ill Patients-A Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- Intradialytic neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves muscle oxygenation and aerobic capacity in end-stage renal disease: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Improved performance after neuromuscular electrical stimulation in hospitalized patients with severe heart failure.ESC heart failure · 2026Trial
- Randomised Crossover Trial of Home-Based Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Therapy as an Adjunct to Cardiac Rehabilitation in Frail Older Adult Patients With Chronic Heart Failure.Circulation reports · 2025Article
- Safety and Feasibility of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Patients with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Exercise intervention in hospitalized heart failure patients, with emphasis on congestion-related complications: a review.Heart failure reviews · 2020Review
- Impact of heart failure on functional recovery after hip fracture.Journal of physical therapy science · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Research conducted in the last two decades suggests that neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the lower limb muscles (NMES) may be a "bridge" to conventional exercise or an alternative for patients with advanced chronic heart failure (CHF), non-compliant or non-responsive to physical training. Through stimulating the work of the skeletal muscles, NMES increases the functional capacity, muscle mass and endurance in patients with CHF. A beneficial effect of NMES on functional capacity, vascular endothelial function, quality of life and aerobic enzymes activity has been shown. A significant benefit of this novel therapy in heart failure is the fact that the procedure can be home-based, after prior guidance of the patient.
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