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Pulmonary function at peak exercise in patients with chronic heart failure.
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PMID:  16893579     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Various respiratory abnormalities are associated with chronic heart failure (CHF). However, changes in inspiratory capacity (IC) and breathing pattern from rest to exercise in patients with CHF have not been thoroughly investigated in these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy seven (66 male/11 female) patients with clinical stable CHF (age: 52+/-11 years) were studied. All the patients underwent pulmonary function tests, including measurements of IC and maximal inspiratory pressure (Pimax) at rest and then a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) on a treadmill. During the CPET, IC was measured every 2 min. Pimax was measured again after the end of CPET. RESULTS: Percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) was 91+/-12, %predicted forced vital capacity (FVC) was 92+/-13, %FEV1/FVC was 81+/-4, and %predicted IC was 85+/-18. Peak exercise IC was lower than resting (2.4+/-0.6 vs. 2.6+/-0.6 l, p<0.001). Analysis of variance between Weber's groups revealed statistically significant differences in peak exercise IC (p<0.001), VE/VCO2slope (p<0.001), resting Pimax (p=0.005) and post-exercise Pimax (p<0.001). At rest, there was a statistically significant difference in end-tidal CO2 (P(ETCO2)) (p=0.002), in breathing frequency (p=0.004), in inspiratory time (Ti) (p=0.04) and in total respiratory time (T(Tot)) (p=0.004) among Weber's groups. At peak exercise there was a statistically significant decrease in minute ventilation (VE) (p<0.001), tidal volume (VT) (p<0.001), respiratory cycle (VT/TI) (p<0.001) and P(ETCO2) (p<0.001). Peak IC was correlated with peak VO2 (r=0.72, p<0.001), anaerobic threshold (r=0.71, p<0.001), VO2/t slope (r=0.54, p<0.0001), and post-exercise Pimax (r=0.62, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with CHF, peak exercise IC is reduced in parallel with disease severity, which is probably due to respiratory muscle dysfunction.
Authors:
Ourania Papazachou; Maria Anastasiou-Nana; Dimitrios Sakellariou; Antonia Tassiou; Stavros Dimopoulos; John Venetsanakos; George Maroulidis; Stavros Drakos; Charis Roussos; Serafim Nanas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2006-08-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of cardiology     Volume:  118     ISSN:  1874-1754     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2007 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-09     Completed Date:  2007-05-04     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8200291     Medline TA:  Int J Cardiol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  28-35     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory and Rehabilitation Center, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens, Evgenidio Hospital, 20, Papadiamantopoulou str, Athens 115 28, Greece.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anaerobic Threshold
Analysis of Variance
Chronic Disease
Exercise Test*
Exercise Tolerance
Female
Forced Expiratory Volume
Heart Failure / physiopathology*
Humans
Inspiratory Capacity
Male
Middle Aged
Oxygen Consumption / physiology
Predictive Value of Tests
Respiratory Function Tests
Respiratory Mechanics*
Vital Capacity

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