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Exercise training increases oxygen uptake efficiency slope in chronic heart failure.
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PMID:  18391638     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) is a novel measure of cardiopulmonary reserve. OUES is measured during an exercise test, but it is independent of the maximally achieved exercise intensity. It has a higher prognostic value in chronic heart failure (CHF) than other exercise test-derived variables such as(Equation is included in full-text article.)or(Equation is included in full-text article.)slope. Exercise training improves(Equation is included in full-text article.)and(Equation is included in full-text article.)in CHF patients. We hypothesized that exercise training also improves OUES. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 34 New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-III CHF patients who constituted an exercise training group T (N=20; 19 men/1 woman; age 60+/-9 years; left ventricular ejection fraction 34+/-5%) and a control group C (N=14; 13 men/one woman; age 63+/-10 years; left ventricular ejection fraction 34+/-7%). A symptom-limited exercise test was performed at baseline and repeated after 4 weeks (C) or after completion of the training program (T). Exercise training increased NYHA class from 2.6 to 2.0 (P<0.05),(Equation is included in full-text article.)by 14% [P(TvsC)<0.01], and OUES by 19% [P(TvsC)<0.01]. Exercise training decreased(Equation is included in full-text article.)by 14% [P(TvsC)<0.05]. CONCLUSION: Exercise training improved NYHA class,(Equation is included in full-text article.)and also OUES. This finding is of great potential interest as OUES is insensitive for peak load. Follow-up studies are needed to demonstrate whether OUES improvements induced by exercise training are associated with improved prognosis.
Authors:
Maaike G J Gademan; Cees A Swenne; Harriette F Verwey; Hedde van de Vooren; Joris C W Haest; Henk J van Exel; Caroline M H B Lucas; Ger V J Cleuren; Martin J Schalij; Ernst E van der Wall
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1741-8267     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil     Publication Date:  2008 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-04-08     Completed Date:  2008-07-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101192000     Medline TA:  Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  140-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Chronic Disease
Exercise Test
Exercise Therapy*
Female
Heart Failure / metabolism,  physiopathology,  rehabilitation*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oxygen Consumption*
Pulmonary Ventilation
Severity of Illness Index
Stroke Volume
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL078797-01A1/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; //British Heart Foundation

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