REDUCED PERIPHERAL AND INSPIRATORY MUSCLE ENDURANCE IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

REDUCED PERIPHERAL AND INSPIRATORY MUSCLE ENDURANCE IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Liver cirrhosis (LC) causes several musculoskeletal changes. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that the peripheral and inspiratory muscle endurance are reduced in patients with liver cirrhosis. METHODS: Twenty-one patients with LC (LC group; 61±14 years) and 18 age-matched...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Coelho Couto Rocha CORRÊA, Pedro Augusto de Carvalho MIRA, Fábio Heleno de Lima PACE, Mateus Camaroti LATERZA, Patricia Fernandes TREVIZAN, Daniel Godoy MARTINEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2021-10-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Fatigue
quality of life
liver cirrhosis
physical endurance
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