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  1. Body Composition Remodelling During GLP ‐1‐Based Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Using a Hierarchical Physiological Framework

    Article • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, August 2026, Wiley

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  2. Effects of High‐Protein Diets on Renal Function and Body Composition in Adults Without Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomised Trials

    Article • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, June 2026, Wiley

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  3. Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) promotes muscle hypertrophy, increased maximum strength and strength endurance in untrained adults: a randomised parallel design

    Article • Human Movement, June 2026, Termedia Sp. z.o.o.

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  4. Addressing Methodological Gaps: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Beetroot Juice and Exercise Capacity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Nutrition Reviews, April 2026, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  5. Acute Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on Heart Rate Variability and Psychoaffective Responses Among Bipolar Patients and their Control Peers: A Randomized Crossover Trial

    Article • CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets, March 2026, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  6. Comparative effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure and glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists in obstructive sleep apnea: A network meta‐analysis of randomised trials

    Article • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, February 2026, Wiley

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  7. “Attacking” the Gut–Brain Axis with Psychobiotics: An Umbrella Review of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms

    Article • Pharmaceuticals, January 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  8. Liraglutide and Exenatide in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cognitive Outcomes

    Article • Pharmaceutics, January 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  9. Muscle and strength adaptations to pulsed electromagnetic field in young women: a pilot intra-individual study

    Article • Retos, September 2025, Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educacion Fisica (FEADEF)

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  10. Caffeine Combined with Excitatory Neuromodulation Based on Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Enhances Performance in a Time-Trial CrossFit® Workout: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study

    Article • Nutrients, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  11. Exploring the Clinical Utility of Cardiorespiratory Optimal Point in Heart Failure Patients: Creating a New Research Gap

    Article • Applied Sciences, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  12. Not All Forms of Exercise Lead to Positive Affect: A Comparative Monitoring Between an Imposed and Self-Adjusted Prescription in Recreational Runners—A Cross-Sectional Randomized Controlled Study

    Article • Applied Sciences, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  13. Predictive and Cross-Validation Analysis of Aerobic and Anaerobic Performance Based on Maximum Strength

    Article • Applied Sciences, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  14. Perfomance and Health Is Not a Binary Issue, They Go Hand in Hand: A Congruent Perspective

    Article • November 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  15. Not All Forms of Exercise Lead to Positive Affect: A Comparative Monitoring Between an Imposed and Self-Adjusted Prescription in Runners, a Cross-Sectional Randomized Controlled Study

    Article • November 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  16. Impact of High-Intensity Interval Training on Different Slopes on Aerobic Performance: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  17. O “personal record” estima o desempenho de resistência de força no workout de Clean & Jerk: uma análise do Benchmark GRACE da Crossfit®

    Article • Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte, September 2024, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  18. High-Intensity Interval Training in Different Slopes on Aerobic Performance: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • September 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  19. Current Insights of Inspiratory Muscle Training on the Cardiovascular System: An Update of the Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

    Article • January 2024, Sciencedomain International

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  20. Comparable Ventilatory Inefficiency at Maximal and Submaximal Performance in COPD vs. CHF subjects: An Innovative Approach

    Article • Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, January 2024, Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  21. Ineficiência Ventilatória Comparável no Desempenho Máximo e Submáximo em Indivíduos com DPOC e ICC: Uma Abordagem Inovadora

    Article • Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, January 2024, Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  22. Inspiratory muscle training on quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Spinal Cord, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  23. Acute hemodynamic responses from low‐load resistance exercise with blood flow restriction in young and older individuals: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of cross‐over trials

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, July 2022, Wiley

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  24. Muscle-Skeletal Abnormalities and Muscle Oxygenation during Isokinetic Strength Exercise in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Phenotype: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  25. Moderate-intensity exercise with blood flow restriction on cardiopulmonary kinetics and efficiency during a subsequent high-intensity exercise in young women

    Article • Medicine, August 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  26. Current insights of inspiratory muscle training on the cardiovascular system: a systematic review with meta-analysis

    Article • Integrated Blood Pressure Control, May 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Francisco Lima, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  27. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation combined with exercise decreases duration of mechanical ventilation in ICU patients: A randomized controlled trial

    Article • Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Francisco Lima, Gerson Cipriano Jr

  28. CPAP and EPAP elicit similar lung deflation in a non-equivalent mode in GOLD 3-4 COPD patients

    Article • The Clinical Respiratory Journal, October 2017, Wiley

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Prof Paulo Müller, Professor Gustavo Christofoletti, Professor Gustavo Christofoletti

  29. Addition of vitamin B12 to exercise training improves cycle ergometer endurance in advanced COPD patients: A randomized and controlled study

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  30. Spontaneous breathing trial in T-tube negatively impact on autonomic modulation of heart rate compared with pressure support in critically ill patients

    Article • The Clinical Respiratory Journal, September 2015, Wiley

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  31. Skeletal muscle metaboreflex in patients with chronic renal failure

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, August 2015, Wiley

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  32. Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on peripheral to central blood pressure ratio in healthy subjects

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, January 2015, Wiley

    Professor JOSE F VILELA-MARTIN, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  33. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Improves Exercise Tolerance in Healthy Subjects

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, January 2015, Thieme Publishing Group

    Gerson Cipriano Jr, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  34. Factors associated with inspiratory muscle weakness in patients with HIV-1

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  35. Low-level laser therapy associated with high intensity resistance training on cardiac autonomic control of heart rate and skeletal muscle remodeling in wistar rats

    Article • Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  36. Sympathetic ganglion transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery improves femoral blood flow and exercise tolerance

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, September 2014, American Physiological Society

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  37. Oxidative damage induced by cigarette smoke exposure in mice: impact on lung tissue and diaphragm muscle,

    Article • Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, August 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  38. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves clinical and physiological function in COPD patients

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  39. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Implications for Worksite Health Promotion Programs in Brazil

    Article • Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, March 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  40. Inspiratory resistance decreases limb blood flow in COPD patients with heart failure

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, November 2013, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  41. Aerobic exercise effect on prognostic markers for systolic heart failure patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Heart Failure Reviews, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  42. Hemodynamic Responses to Resistance Exercise With Restricted Blood Flow in Young and Older Men

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, August 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  43. Interferential electrical stimulation improves peripheral vasodilatation in healthy individuals

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, June 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  44. Erratum

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, April 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  45. Inspiratory muscle training in heart disease and heart failure: a review of the literature with a focus on method of training and outcomes

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, February 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  46. Inspiratory Loading and Lactate Clearance after Exercise

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, January 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  47. Noninvasive Ventilation Improves the Cardiovascular Response and Fatigability During Resistance Exercise in Patients With Heart Failure

    Article • Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, January 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  48. Exercise tolerance with helium-hyperoxiaversushyperoxia in hypoxaemic patients with COPD

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, November 2012, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  49. Addition of tiotropium to formoterol improves inspiratory muscle strength after exercise in COPD

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  50. The contribution of inspiratory muscles function to exercise limitation in heart failure: pathophysiological mechanisms

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, August 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  51. Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on muscle metaboreflex in healthy young and older subjects

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  52. Bronchodilators accelerate the dynamics of muscle O2 delivery and utilisation during exercise in COPD

    Article • Thorax, July 2010, BMJ

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  53. Effects of hyperoxia on the dynamics of skeletal muscle oxygenation at the onset of heavy-intensity exercise in patients with COPD

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  54. Addition of inspiratory muscle training to aerobic training improves cardiorespiratory responses to exercise in patients with heart failure and inspiratory muscle weakness

    Article • American Heart Journal, November 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  55. Inspiratory Muscle Training Improves Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Article • Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, November 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  56. Inspiratory Muscle Strength as a Determinant of Functional Capacity Early After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  57. Heliox Improves Oxygen Delivery and Utilization during Dynamic Exercise in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, June 2009, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Fernando Diefenthaeler, Marco Vaz, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  58. Respiratory muscle function and exercise intolerance in heart failure

    Article • Current Heart Failure Reports, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  59. Inspiratory resistive loading after all-out exercise improves subsequent performance

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  60. Reply

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  61. Kinetics of muscle deoxygenation are accelerated at the onset of heavy-intensity exercise in patients with COPD: relationship to central cardiovascular dynamics

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, May 2008, American Physiological Society

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  62. Inspiratory Muscle Training Improves Blood Flow to Resting and Exercising Limbs in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  63. Blood Lactate during Recovery from Intense Exercise

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, January 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  64. Attenuation of Muscle Metaboreflex in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, January 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  65. Muscle metaboreflex contribution to resting limb haemodynamic control is preserved in older subjects

    Article • September 2007, Wiley

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  66. Beyond Peak Oxygen Uptake

    Article • Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, March 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa

  67. Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients With Heart Failure and Inspiratory Muscle Weakness

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, February 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Gaspar R Chiappa