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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in mild heart failure: impact of the mode of exercise on established prognostic predictors

Maeder, M. T. and Wolber, T. and Ammann, P. and Myers, J. and Brunner-La Rocca, H. P. and Hack, D. and Riesen, W. and Rickli, H.. (2008) Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in mild heart failure: impact of the mode of exercise on established prognostic predictors. Cardiology, 110 (2). pp. 135-141.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: In patients with heart failure (HF), peak oxygen consumption (peak VO(2)), the relationship between minute ventilation and carbon dioxide production (VE/VCO(2) slope) and heart rate recovery (HRR) are established prognostic predictors. However, treadmill exercise has been shown to elicit higher peak VO(2) values than bicycle exercise. We sought to assess whether the VE/VCO(2) slope and HRR in HF also depend on the exercise mode. METHODS: Twenty-one patients with mild HF on chronic beta-blocker therapy underwent treadmill and bicycle cardiopulmonary exercise testing for measurement of peak VO(2) and the VE/VCO(2) slope. In patients with sinus rhythm (n = 16), HRR at 1 (HRR-1) and 2 min (HRR-2) after exercise termination was assessed. RESULTS: Peak VO(2) was higher during treadmill as compared with bicycle testing (21.7 +/- 4.6 vs. 19.6 +/- 3.4 ml/kg/min; p = 0.006). HRR-1 tended to be slower (15 bpm, interquartile range 8-19, vs. 18 bpm, interquartile range 11-22; p = 0.16), and HRR-2 was significantly slower after treadmill exercise (26 bpm, interquartile range 20-39, vs. 31 bpm, interquartile range 22-41; p = 0.04). In contrast, VE/VCO(2) slope values did not differ between the test modes (32.9 +/- 5.5 vs. 32.3 +/- 5.0; p = 0.56). CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to peak VO(2) and HRR, the VE/VCO(2) slope is not affected by the exercise mode in patients with mild HF.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Kardiologie
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Kardiologie
UniBasel Contributors:Brunner, Hanspeter and Ammann, Peter
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:S. Karger
ISSN:0008-6312
e-ISSN:1421-9751
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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