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Normal values for cardiopulmonary exercise testing in children.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20595902     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: A reference set of data of normal values of newly developed cardiopulmonary parameters of exercise testing in an 8-18-year-old population is lacking.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing was performed in 175 healthy school children (8-18 years old). Continuous electrocardiography was performed, and minute ventilation, oxygen uptake (VO2), and carbon dioxide (CO2) production were measured continuously with a respiratory gas analysis system.
RESULTS: Peak VO2/kg did not change with age, whereas the ventilation to carbon dioxide exhalation slope was lower in the older children. The decline in heart rate during recovery was much faster in the youngest children. Linear regression analysis showed a significant effect of age on: peak work rate (WRpeak) and WRpeak/kg, ventilation to carbon dioxide exhalation slope, heart rate recovery, and VO2peak (boys only) (All P < 0.001). The ΔVO2/ΔWR slope remained constant throughout all age groups.
CONCLUSION: This study comprehensively provides a reference set of data for the most important cardiopulmonary variables that can be obtained during exercise testing in children.
Authors:
Arend Derk Jan Ten Harkel; Tim Takken; Magdalena Van Osch-Gevers; Willem A Helbing
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
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:  18     ISSN:  1741-8275     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-01     Completed Date:  2011-08-09     Revised Date:  2011-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101192000     Medline TA:  Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  48-54     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Erasmus MC-Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. A.D.J.Ten_Harkel@lumc.nl
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Bicycling
Breath Tests
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Electrocardiography / standards
Exercise*
Exercise Test / standards*
Exercise Tolerance
Female
Heart / physiology*
Heart Rate
Humans
Linear Models
Lung / physiology*
Male
Netherlands
Oxygen Consumption
Pulmonary Ventilation
Recovery of Function
Reference Values
Time Factors
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2011 Aug;18(4):675, author reply 676-7   [PMID:  22028496 ]

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