Value of peak exercise oxygen consumption for optimal timing of cardiac transplantation in ambulatory patients with heart failure. | Zendy

Donna Mancini | Zendy; Howard J. Eisen | Zendy; William G. Kussmaul | Zendy; Rebekah Mull | Zendy; L H Edmunds | Zendy; John R. Wilson | Zendy

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Value of peak exercise oxygen consumption for optimal timing of cardiac transplantation in ambulatory patients with heart failure.

Author(s) -

Donna Mancini,

Howard J. Eisen,

William G. Kussmaul,

Rebekah Mull,

L H Edmunds,

John R. Wilson

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.83.3.778

Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory , ejection fraction , transplantation , heart failure , vo2 max , cardiology , heart transplantation , metabolic equivalent , pulmonary wedge pressure , surgery , heart rate , blood pressure , physical therapy , physical activity

Optimal timing of cardiac transplantation in ambulatory patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction is often difficult. To determine whether measurement of peak oxygen consumption (VO2) during maximal exercise testing can be used to identify patients in whom transplantation can be safely deferred, we prospectively performed exercise testing on all ambulatory patients referred for transplant between October 1986 and December 1989.

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