| Cardiac output does not limit submaximal exercise capacity in patients with chronic heart failure. | |
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PMID: 20525704 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIMS: Mechanisms of exercise limitation in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) are incompletely understood. During matched submaximal, fixed-rate exercise, oxygen uptake is similar in patients and healthy controls. However, the importance of cardiac output (CO) remains unresolved. We aimed to determine the effect of submaximal exercise on CO and other haemodynamic variables in patients with CHF using a validated non-invasive inert gas rebreathing system. METHODS AND RESULTS: Seventy-two subjects with a mean age (+/-SD) of 68.2 (+/-8.1) years, performed fixed-rate exercise for 3 min at 15, 30, 45, and 60 W workloads on a cycle ergometer. Cardiac output/index (CI) and oxygen uptake (VO(2)) were determined at each stage by inert gas rebreathing. Subjects with systolic HF (n = 27) were compared with those without (n = 45). Cardiac index was lower in subjects with CHF at rest and throughout exercise. VO(2) was the same for both groups at rest and during exercise. There was no difference in the relative or absolute increase in CI from rest to 60 W (1.70 +/- 0.69 vs. 1.99 +/- 0.56 L/min/m(2), P = 0.102, respectively). Arterio-venous O(2) saturation difference at peak exercise was 75.4 +/- 10.4 vs. 63.0 +/- 12.1%, P = 0.001, for CHF and non-CHF subjects, respectively. CONCLUSION: During submaximal exercise, patients with systolic heart failure are able to increase their CO to a similar extent as those without; with equal levels of oxygen consumption, but requiring a much greater degree of tissue oxygen extraction. |
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Authors:
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Rhidian J Shelton; Lee Ingle; Alan S Rigby; Klaus K Witte; John G F Cleland; Andrew L Clark |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article Date: 2010-06-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of heart failure Volume: 12 ISSN: 1879-0844 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Heart Fail. Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-23 Completed Date: 2011-01-11 Revised Date: 2011-06-08 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100887595 Medline TA: Eur J Heart Fail Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 983-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Academic Cardiology, Castle Hill Hospital, University of Hull, Kingston-upon-Hull, UK. rhidian@gmail.com |
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Aged Cardiac Output / physiology* Echocardiography Electrocardiography Exercise / physiology* Exercise Test / methods Exercise Tolerance / physiology* Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Failure / diagnosis, physiopathology* Humans Male Oxygen Consumption / physiology Prognosis Severity of Illness Index Spirometry |
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