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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing: arm crank vs cycle ergometry
Author(s) -
Orr J. L.,
Williamson P.,
Anderson W.,
Ross R.,
McCafferty S.,
Fettes P.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/anae.12195
Subject(s) - anaerobic exercise , medicine , crank , cycle ergometer , cycling , vo2 max , cardiology , physical therapy , anesthesia , heart rate , blood pressure , archaeology , history , motion (physics) , artificial intelligence , computer science
Summary This pilot study compared oxygen consumption during arm crank and cycle ergometer tests in 15 women. The mean ( SD ) peak oxygen consumption was less with arm cranking (25 (5) ml.kg −1 .min −1 ) than with cycling (40 (7) ml.kg −1 .min −1 ), p < 0.0001. The mean ( SD ) anaerobic threshold was less with arm cranking (13 (2) ml.kg −1 .min −1 ) than with cycling (20 (4) ml.kg −1 .min −1 ), p < 0.0001. There was moderate correlation, r 2 = 0.60, between the anaerobic thresholds determined by arm and leg exercise, p = 0.0007. This study suggests that arm crank cardiopulmonary exercise testing could be used for pre‐operative assessment in those unable to cycle.