Fifteen months following COVID-19 hospitalization, both ventilated and nonventilated patients displayed diaphragm muscle weakness, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory ...

A weakened diaphragm could be related to the persistent shortness of breath some people experience long after COVID-19 hospitalization, a small study suggested. Whether patients had received ...

Researchers from Amsterdam UMC have found a new mechanism explaining diaphragm weakness that arises during mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit. The diaphragm is the most important ...

A central neurohormonal pathway that activates ventilatory overdrive triggers the development of diaphragmatic atrophy and weakness in the setting of heart failure (HF), independently of pulmonary ...

A study presents evidence that mitochondrial fragmentation is a proximal mechanism underlying ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction (VIDD)—and identifies a possible therapeutic to limit ...

Fifteen months following COVID-19 hospitalization, both ventilated and nonventilated patients displayed diaphragm muscle weakness, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory ...

Researchers from Amsterdam UMC have found a new mechanism explaining diaphragm weakness that arises during mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU). The diaphragm is the most ...

Discover how pelvic floor muscles coordinate with your diaphragm for optimal breathing and why dysfunction causes fatigue and anxiety.

Though often life saving in the short term, prolonged use of ventilators can lead to diaphragm weakness, and problems commonly arise—roughly 20 to 30 percent of the time—when weaning the ...

Lydia, now 16, said she has significant weakness in her left arm and diaphragm weakness that causes breathing issues. The condition makes it hard to do some things like grip a handle.

Clinicians should consider a diaphragm ultrasound study if there is clinical concern for neuromuscular respiratory weakness in non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19" ...