| Exertional dyspnea in heart failure: a symptom unrelated to pulmonary function at rest or during exercise. Duke University Clinical Cardiology Studies (DUCCS) Exercise Group. | |
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PMID: 9506324 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Exertional dyspnea is a common symptom in patients with heart failure, and the mechanisms responsible for the symptom are unknown. The purpose of this study was to identify factors responsible for the symptom of exertional dyspnea in patients with heart failure. METHODS: Resting pulmonary-function tests and maximal cardiopulmonary exercise tests were performed in 71 patients with New York Heart Association functional class II-IV symptoms (mean ejection fraction 30.6%; mean age, 68 years). RESULTS: The severity of dyspnea at peak exercise, which patients rated as 3 to 10 on a 1 to 10 severity scale, did not correlate with rest or exercise hemodynamic, spirometric, or metabolic variables, including peak oxygen uptake (VO2), minute ventilation (Ve), and respiratory rate, or with derived variables including Ve/VO2, Ve/VCO2, and the dyspnea index (Ve/maximum voluntary ventilation). Additionally, these variables did not differ between patients who reported limitation of exercise by dyspnea and those who were limited by fatigue. CONCLUSIONS: The symptom of exertional dyspnea in patients with heart failure is not determined by abnormalities in ventilatory function or demand. |
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Authors:
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S D Russell; F R McNeer; M B Higginbotham |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American heart journal Volume: 135 ISSN: 0002-8703 ISO Abbreviation: Am. Heart J. Publication Date: 1998 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-04-02 Completed Date: 1998-04-02 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370465 Medline TA: Am Heart J Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 398-405 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Dyspnea / physiopathology* Exercise Test Female Heart Failure / physiopathology* Humans Male Middle Aged Physical Exertion* Pulmonary Gas Exchange Respiration* Respiratory Function Tests Spirometry |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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AG-11268-04/AG/NIA NIH HHS |
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