Hemodynamic exercise testing - A valuable tool in the selection of cardiac transplantation candidates
Hemodynamic exercise testing - A valuable tool in the selection of cardiac transplantation candidates
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.94.12.3176
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发表时间:
1996-12-15
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
Wilson, JR
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作者:
Chomsky, DB;Lang, CC;Wilson, JR
Background Peak exercise oxygen consumption (V over dot O-2), a noninvasive index of peak exercise cardiac output (CO), is widely used to select candidates for heart transplantation. However, peak exercise V over dot O-2 can be influenced by noncardiac factors such as deconditioning, motivation, or body composition and may yield misleading prognostic information. Direct measurement of the CO response to exercise may avoid this problem and more accurately predict prognosis.Methods and Results Hemodynamic and ventilatory responses to maximal treadmill exercise were measured in 185 ambulatory patients with chronic heart failure who had been referred for cardiac transplantation (mean left ventricular ejection fraction, 22+/-7%; mean peak V over dot O-2. 12.9+/-3.0 mL . min(-1) . kg(-1). CO response to exercise was normal in 83 patients and reduced in V over dot O-2. By univariate analysis, patients with normal CO responses had a better 1-year survival rate (95%) than did those with reduced CO responses (72%) (P14 mL . min(-1) . kg(-1) (88%) was not different from that of patients with V over dot O-2 of less than or equal to 14 mL . min(-1) . kg(-1) (79%) (P=NS). However, survival was worse in patients with peak V over dot O-2 of less than or equal to 10 mL . min(-1) . kg(-1) (52%) versus those with peak V over dot O2 >10 mL . min(-1) . kg(-1) (89%) P