Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients with heart failure - review

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. 2018 Apr-Jun;11(2):107-118.

Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients with heart failure - review

R L Ploesteanu^{1

2}, A C Nechita^{1

2}, D Turcu³, B N Manolescu⁴, S C Stamate^{1

2}, M Berteanu^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ "Sf. Pantelimon" Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
² "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
³ "Elias" Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
⁴ Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Bucharest, Romania University Politehnica of Bucharest, "C. Nenitescu" Organic Chemistry Department, Bucharest Romania.

PMID: 30140316
PMCID: PMC6101682

Review

Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients with heart failure - review

R L Ploesteanu et al. J Med Life. 2018 Apr-Jun.

. 2018 Apr-Jun;11(2):107-118.

Authors

R L Ploesteanu^{1

2}, A C Nechita^{1

2}, D Turcu³, B N Manolescu⁴, S C Stamate^{1

2}, M Berteanu^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ "Sf. Pantelimon" Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
² "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
³ "Elias" Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
⁴ Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Bucharest, Romania University Politehnica of Bucharest, "C. Nenitescu" Organic Chemistry Department, Bucharest Romania.

PMID: 30140316
PMCID: PMC6101682

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.

Keywords: NMES; advanced heart failure; cardiac rehabilitation; heart failure; neuromuscular electrical stimulation; oxidative stress.

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[1] Ponikowski P., Voors A. A., Anker S. D., Bueno H., Cleland J. G. F., Coats A. J. S., Falk V., González-Juanatey J. R., Harjola V.-P., Jankowska E. A., Jessup M., Linde C., Nihoyannopoulos P., Parissis J. T., Pieske B., Riley J. P., Rosano G. M. C., Ruilope L. M., Ruschitzka F., Rutten F. H., van der Meer P. Authors/Task Force Members. 2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure. Eur. Heart J. 2016;37:2129–2200. - PubMed

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[10] Reid M. B. Invited Review: redox modulation of skeletal muscle contraction: what we know and what we don’t. J. Appl. Physiol. 2001;90:724–31. - PubMed

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