CARDIORESPIRATORY RESPONSES TO EXERCISE TRAINING AFTER ORTHOTOPIC CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION
CARDIORESPIRATORY RESPONSES TO EXERCISE TRAINING AFTER ORTHOTOPIC CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.77.1.162
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发表时间:
1988-01-01
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
SAWYER, P
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KAVANAGH, T;YACOUB, MH;SAWYER, P
We have tested the feasibility and effectiveness of a 2 year (average 16 .+-. 7 months) walk/jog exercise program on 36 male orthotopic cardiac transplant patients (21 to 57 years old) seen initially 2 to 23 months after surgery. Comparison of initial exercise test results with those in 45 age-matched normal men showed the patients to have a lesser lean body mass (56 .+-. 7 vs 63 .+-. 8 kg, p < .001), with a higher resting heart rate (104 .+-. 12 vs 77 .+-. 14 beats/min, p < .001) and systolic (138 .+-. 16 vs 129 .+-. 17 mm Hg, p < .001) and diastolic (95 .+-. 14 vs 84 .+-. 10 mm Hg, p < .001) blood pressures. Peak power output was less than normal (101 .+-. 27 vs 219 .+-. 41 W, p < .001), as was peak heart rate (136 .+-. 15 vs 176 .+-. 13 beats/min, p < .001), peak oxygen intake (.ovrhdot.VO2max) (22 .+-. 5 vs 34 .+-. 6 ml .cntdot. min-1, p < .001), and absolute anaerobic threshold (1.18 .+-. 0.40 vs 2.04 .+-. 0.40 liters .cntdot. min-1, .cntdot. p < .001). Peak ventilatory equivalent was higher (48 .+-. 9 vs 37 .+-. 6 1.1-1, p < .001). Cardiac output (.ovrhdot.Q), as estimated by the CO2 rebreathing method, was slightly above normal at rest (p < .01), but below normal at two submaximal work rates. The group''s average weekly training distance was 24 km, with eight highly compliant patients progressing to 32 km or more weekly. After training, lean tissue increased (+2.4 .+-. 1.3 kg, p < .001), and resting values were reduced for heart rate (-4 .+-. 11 beats/min, p < .05), systolic (-13 .+-. 20 mm Hg, p < .001), and diastolic (-9 .+-. 17 mm Hg, p < .001) blood pressures. There were significant reductions in submaximal values for minute ventilation (.ovrhdot.VE), ratings of perceived exertion, and diastolic blood pressure at equivalent workloads. Peak values increased for power output (+49 .+-. 34 W, p < .001), .ovrhdot.VO2max (+ 4.0 .+-. 6.0 ml .cntdot. kg .cntdot. min-1, p < .001), .ovrhdot.VE (+20 .+-. 20 l .cntdot. min-1, p < .001), and heart rate (+ 13 .+-. 17 beats/min, p < .001), and decreased for diastolic blood pressure (- 8 .+-. 15 mm Hg, p < .001). In the eight highly compliant patients a greater decrease occurred in resting heart rate (-11 .+-. 5 beats/min, p < .001) and submaximal heart rate (range 5 to 10 beats/min less at each power output), with a greater increase in peak power output (+68 .+-. 42 W,p < .001), and .ovrhdot.VO2max (+11 .+-. 6 ml .cntdot. kg .cntdot. min-1, p < .001). The slope of the .ovrhdot.Q/.ovrhdot.VO2 line was unchanged by training. There was no evidence of cardiac reinnervation in any patient. We conclude that exercise rehabilitation is justified because of its ability to increase working capacity and thus quality of life in cardiac transplant patients.