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Determinants of exercise intolerance in elderly heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21737017     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanisms responsible for reduced aerobic capacity (peak Vo(2)) in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF).
BACKGROUND: HFPEF is the predominant form of heart failure in older persons. Exercise intolerance is the primary symptom among patients with HFPEF and a major determinant of reduced quality of life. In contrast to patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, the mechanism of exercise intolerance in HFPEF is less well understood.
METHODS: Left ventricular volumes (2-dimensional echocardiography), cardiac output, Vo(2), and calculated arterial-venous oxygen content difference (A-Vo(2) Diff) were measured at rest and during incremental, exhaustive upright cycle exercise in 48 HFPEF patients (age 69 ± 6 years) and 25 healthy age-matched controls.
RESULTS: In HFPEF patients compared with healthy controls, Vo(2) was reduced at peak exercise (14.3 ± 0.5 ml·kg·min(-1) vs. 20.4 ± 0.6 ml·kg·min(-1); p < 0.0001) and was associated with a reduced peak cardiac output (6.3 ± 0.2 l·min(-1) vs. 7.6 ± 0.2 l·min(-1); p < 0.0001) and A-Vo(2) Diff (17 ± 0.4 ml·dl(-1) vs. 19 ± 0.4 ml·dl(-1), p < 0.0007). The strongest independent predictor of peak Vo(2) was the change in A-Vo(2) Diff from rest to peak exercise (A-Vo(2) Diff reserve) for both HFPEF patients (partial correlate, 0.58; standardized β coefficient, 0.66; p = 0.0002) and healthy controls (partial correlate, 0.61; standardized β coefficient, 0.41; p = 0.005).
CONCLUSIONS: Both reduced cardiac output and A-Vo(2) Diff contribute significantly to the severe exercise intolerance in elderly HFPEF patients. The finding that A-Vo(2) Diff reserve is an independent predictor of peak Vo(2) suggests that peripheral, noncardiac factors are important contributors to exercise intolerance in these patients.
Authors:
Mark J Haykowsky; Peter H Brubaker; Jerry M John; Kathryn P Stewart; Timothy M Morgan; Dalane W Kitzman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American College of Cardiology     Volume:  58     ISSN:  1558-3597     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2011 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-07-08     Completed Date:  2011-09-13     Revised Date:  2012-05-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8301365     Medline TA:  J Am Coll Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  265-74     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Cardiac Output
Echocardiography
Exercise Test
Exercise Tolerance*
Female
Heart Failure / physiopathology*,  ultrasonography
Humans
Male
Oxygen / blood
Oxygen Consumption
Stroke Volume*
Ventricular Function, Left
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
5T32HL076132-02/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; MO1RR07122/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; P30 AG021332-08/AG/NIA NIH HHS; P30AG21332/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012257-07/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01AG12257/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R37 AG018915/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R37 AG018915-07/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R37AG18915/AG/NIA NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7782-44-7/Oxygen
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Jul 12;58(3):275-7   [PMID:  21737018 ]
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Dec 6;58(24):2547-8; author reply 2548-9   [PMID:  22133861 ]

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