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| Borghi-Silva,A.; Baldissera,V.; Sampaio,L.M.M.; Pires-DiLorenzo,V.A.; Jamami,M.; Demonte,A.; Marchini,J.S.; Costa,D.. |
| The effects of adding L-carnitine to a whole-body and respiratory training program were determined in moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Sixteen COPD patients (66 ± 7 years) were randomly assigned to L-carnitine (CG) or placebo group (PG) that received either L-carnitine or saline solution (2 g/day, orally) for 6 weeks (forced expiratory volume on first second was 38 ± 16 and 36 ± 12%, respectively). Both groups participated in three weekly 30-min treadmill and threshold inspiratory muscle training sessions, with 3 sets of 10 loaded inspirations (40%) at maximal inspiratory pressure. Nutritional status, exercise tolerance on a treadmill and six-minute walking test, blood lactate, heart rate, blood pressure, and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; L-carnitine; Exercise training; Respiratory muscle training; Blood lactate. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000400006 |
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