Open AccessClinical Predictors of Ventilatory Threshold Achievement in Patients with Claudication
Author(s) -
Breno Q. Farah,
Raphael Mendes RittiDias,
Gabriel Grizzo Cucato,
Annelise Lins Menêses,
Andrew W. Gardner
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000434
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventilatory threshold , claudication , physical therapy , vo2 max , blood pressure , arterial disease , heart rate , vascular disease
Ventilatory threshold (VT) is considered a clinically important marker of cardiovascular function in several populations, including patients with claudication, because it is related to walking capacity and hemodynamics. The purpose of this study was to identify clinical predictors for VT achievement in patients with intermittent claudication.