Effects of exercise therapy on polymyositis complicated by post-myocarditis cardiomyopathy: A case report
Hidetoshi Yanagi, Naohisa Shindo
Department of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. E-mail: h.yanagi@ncvc.go.jp
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2206
Lay Abstract
Little has been reported about exercise therapy for polymyositis patients with heart failure. A 42-year-old woman with chronic polymyositis complicated by post-myocarditis cardiomyopathy received inpatient and home exercise therapy, with staged increases in intensity from standards for heart failure patients. It was performed with no worsening of myositis or heart failure and is, thus, safe and effective.
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