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Using the oxygen-cost diagram in ramp-slope selection for dyspneic patients.
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PMID:  20647644     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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BACKGROUND: Maximal incremental exercise testing should be completed within 8-12 minutes. The ramp-slope influences the exercise duration. Oxygen-cost diagram (OCD) is a scoring scale for the capability of daily activity performed and therefore can be used to estimate the ramp-slope.
METHODS: The OCD-algorithm and the reported-algorithm were used prospectively in random order for selecting optimal ramp-slope: Ramp-slope(OCD)=Score(OCD)xweight in kg/40 for men and weight/50 for women and Ramp-slope(reported)=(Predicted V(O2peak)-V(O2unloaded))/100. Fifty-three dyspneic patients and 16 normal controls were enrolled to perform a ramp-pattern exercise. Fourteen patients not reaching maximum exercise levels were excluded. The exercise capacity, exercise time, and success rate of loaded exercise between 8 and 12 minutes were measured.
RESULTS: Comparing the reported-algorithm to the OCD-algorithm in normal controls, the only difference was that the ramp-slope was higher in males; in patients, the ramp-slope was higher in males, the exercise time shorter and the success rate lower (8.6+/-3.3 vs. 9.4+/-2.1 min, 61.5% vs. 84.6%, both p<0.05); in obese patients, the ramp-slope was lower and the exercise time longer.
CONCLUSION: OCD score can predict the ramp-slope selection for exercise testing in normal controls and dyspneic patients. This may be affected by gender and body weight when using the reported-algorithm for dyspneic patients.
Authors:
Ming-Lung Chuang; Chih-Hsin Lee; I-Feng Lin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1349-7235     ISO Abbreviation:  Intern. Med.     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-21     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9204241     Medline TA:  Intern Med     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1325-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Section one, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. yuan1007@ms36.hinet.net
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