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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE
卷 13, 期 3, 页码 303-310出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq187
关键词
Heart failure; Submaximal exercise; Outcomes; Gas exchange
资金
- NIH [HL71478]
Aims Traditionally, VO2peak has been used to determine prognosis in heart failure; however, this measure has limitations. Hence, other exercise and gas exchange parameters measured submaximally, e. g. breathing efficiency (V-E/VCO2), end-tidal CO2 (PETCO2), oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES), and circulatory power [VO2* systolic blood pressure (SBP)], have been investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic relevance of submaximal exercise gas exchange in heart failure patients. Method and results One hundred and thirty-two consecutive heart failure patients (mean age 56 +/- 12 years, ejection fraction 29 +/- 11%) performed peak treadmill testing. Gas exchange and haemodynamic variables were measured continuously. Gas exchange data obtained from the first 2 min of exercise and at a respiratory exchange ratio (RER) of 0.9 were the measurements of interest. Over a median follow-up period of 62.4 (range 0-114) months, there were 44 endpoints (death or transplant). Univariate analysis demonstrated submaximal predictors of survival, which included V-E/VCO2 slope and ratio, PETCO2, OUES, and circulatory power (P <= 0.01). When these and additional submaximal variables were included together in the multivariable analysis, the strongest submaximal exercise predictive model (C-statistic 0.75) comprised data from the first stage of exercise (V-E and circulatory power) and at an RER of 0.9 (V-E/VCO2 ratio). The inclusion of VO2peak and demographic data, with submaximal data (V-E/VCO2 ratio at an RER = 0.9), increased the predictiveness of the model (C-statistic 0.78). Conclusion Submaximal exercise measures provide useful prognostic information for predicting survival in heart failure. This form of testing is logistically easier, cheaper, and safer for patients compared with maximal exercise.
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