Abstract
Aims: Peak oxygen uptake adjusted to body weight (peak VO2) and ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2-slope) are important prognostic parameters in chronic heart failure. Our study prospectively examined changes in these parameters over 24 months following heart transplantation (HTx) and evaluated the potentially confounding effects of weight gain. Methods and results: One hundred patients with chronic heart failure (16 female, mean age at HTx 53.9 ± 9.6 years) underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing before and 3, 6, 12 and/or 24 months after HTx. Twenty-five healthy individuals served as matched normals. VE/VCO2-slope during exercise improved significantly at 6 (- 23.7%), 12 (- 21.3%), and 24 months (- 32.3%; all p <0.002 vs. baseline). At 6 months, VE/VCO2-slopes were similar to the matched normals (31.8 ± 4.3), 46 of 78 patients achieved values within the 95% confidence interval of normal. Peak VO2 increased significantly after HTx at 6 (+ 31.8%), 12 (+ 36.2%), and 24 months (+ 42.2%; all p <0.005). None of the patients reached values within the 95% CI of normal. Although VE/VCO2-slope and peak VO2 were correlated inversely at every time point (p <0.03), reduction in VE/VCO2-slope did not correlate with increase in peak VO2. Symptoms that limited exercise changed from dyspnoea before HTx to leg fatigue after HTx. Conclusion: Following HTX, VE/VCO2-slope returns to normal values in the majority of patients; however, despite improvement, peak VO2 remains abnormal in all patients. Symptoms causing patients to stop exercising change from dyspnoea to leg fatigue.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 310-316 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | European Journal of Heart Failure |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2007 |
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Keywords
- Body weight
- Heart transplantation
- Peak VO
- VE/VCO-slope
- Ventilatory efficiency
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Changes in exercise capacity, ventilation, and body weight following heart transplantation. / Habedank, Dirk; Ewert, Ralf; Hummel, Manfred; Wensel, Roland; Hetzer, Roland; Anker, Stefan D.
In: European Journal of Heart Failure, Vol. 9, No. 3, 03.2007, p. 310-316.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Changes in exercise capacity, ventilation, and body weight following heart transplantation
AU - Habedank, Dirk
AU - Ewert, Ralf
AU - Hummel, Manfred
AU - Wensel, Roland
AU - Hetzer, Roland
AU - Anker, Stefan D.
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - Aims: Peak oxygen uptake adjusted to body weight (peak VO2) and ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2-slope) are important prognostic parameters in chronic heart failure. Our study prospectively examined changes in these parameters over 24 months following heart transplantation (HTx) and evaluated the potentially confounding effects of weight gain. Methods and results: One hundred patients with chronic heart failure (16 female, mean age at HTx 53.9 ± 9.6 years) underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing before and 3, 6, 12 and/or 24 months after HTx. Twenty-five healthy individuals served as matched normals. VE/VCO2-slope during exercise improved significantly at 6 (- 23.7%), 12 (- 21.3%), and 24 months (- 32.3%; all p <0.002 vs. baseline). At 6 months, VE/VCO2-slopes were similar to the matched normals (31.8 ± 4.3), 46 of 78 patients achieved values within the 95% confidence interval of normal. Peak VO2 increased significantly after HTx at 6 (+ 31.8%), 12 (+ 36.2%), and 24 months (+ 42.2%; all p <0.005). None of the patients reached values within the 95% CI of normal. Although VE/VCO2-slope and peak VO2 were correlated inversely at every time point (p <0.03), reduction in VE/VCO2-slope did not correlate with increase in peak VO2. Symptoms that limited exercise changed from dyspnoea before HTx to leg fatigue after HTx. Conclusion: Following HTX, VE/VCO2-slope returns to normal values in the majority of patients; however, despite improvement, peak VO2 remains abnormal in all patients. Symptoms causing patients to stop exercising change from dyspnoea to leg fatigue.
AB - Aims: Peak oxygen uptake adjusted to body weight (peak VO2) and ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2-slope) are important prognostic parameters in chronic heart failure. Our study prospectively examined changes in these parameters over 24 months following heart transplantation (HTx) and evaluated the potentially confounding effects of weight gain. Methods and results: One hundred patients with chronic heart failure (16 female, mean age at HTx 53.9 ± 9.6 years) underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing before and 3, 6, 12 and/or 24 months after HTx. Twenty-five healthy individuals served as matched normals. VE/VCO2-slope during exercise improved significantly at 6 (- 23.7%), 12 (- 21.3%), and 24 months (- 32.3%; all p <0.002 vs. baseline). At 6 months, VE/VCO2-slopes were similar to the matched normals (31.8 ± 4.3), 46 of 78 patients achieved values within the 95% confidence interval of normal. Peak VO2 increased significantly after HTx at 6 (+ 31.8%), 12 (+ 36.2%), and 24 months (+ 42.2%; all p <0.005). None of the patients reached values within the 95% CI of normal. Although VE/VCO2-slope and peak VO2 were correlated inversely at every time point (p <0.03), reduction in VE/VCO2-slope did not correlate with increase in peak VO2. Symptoms that limited exercise changed from dyspnoea before HTx to leg fatigue after HTx. Conclusion: Following HTX, VE/VCO2-slope returns to normal values in the majority of patients; however, despite improvement, peak VO2 remains abnormal in all patients. Symptoms causing patients to stop exercising change from dyspnoea to leg fatigue.
KW - Body weight
KW - Heart transplantation
KW - Peak VO
KW - VE/VCO-slope
KW - Ventilatory efficiency
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JO - European Journal of Heart Failure
JF - European Journal of Heart Failure
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