| Maximal and submaximal exercise testing in heart failure. | |
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PMID: 9731694 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Although reduced exercise capacity is the main complaint of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), the best method to measure it remains controversial. Peak VO2, obtained using maximal exercise testing, is the most accurate measure of maximal functional capacity. It is related to peak exercise cardiac output and is one of the most important independent variables for the prognostic assessment of patients with CHF. It has, however, a low sensitivity for measurement of changes induced by therapy and is poorly related to everyday physical activity, patient symptoms, and quality of life. The anerobic threshold may also be regarded as a parameter of maximal functional capacity. Its value is mainly indirect, because it shows that the patient is performing a maximal effort limited by the cardiovascular system. The VO2 kinetics at the start and at the end of exercise are probably more related to patient symptoms, but it is unresolved which protocols and parameters might best be used to study this aspect of exercise performance. Duration of a submaximal exercise at a constant work rate and the distance walked during a 6-min walking test are gaining wide popularity as parameters of submaximal performance. However, when these exams are carried out up to exhaustion in patients with severe functional limitation, they may involve attainment of the anerobic threshold and therefore their clinical meaning may be similar to the one of a maximal exercise test. Moreover, tests based on the assessment of submaximal exercise capacity have been useful for assessment of therapy in single-center trials but have been often inadequate in multicenter trials. |
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Authors:
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M Metra; S Nodari; D Raccagni; M Garbellini; E Boldi; L Bontempi; M Gaiti; L Dei Cas |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology Volume: 32 Suppl 1 ISSN: 0160-2446 ISO Abbreviation: J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol. Publication Date: 1998 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-11-05 Completed Date: 1998-11-05 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7902492 Medline TA: J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: S36-45 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiology, University of Brescia, Italy. |
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Anaerobic Threshold Exercise Test / methods* Heart Failure / physiopathology* Humans Oxygen Consumption Pulmonary Ventilation Ventricular Function, Left |
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