Open AccessPhysiological Responses to Exercise in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients
Author(s) -
Joshua Bovard,
Astrid M. De Souza,
Kevin C. Harris,
Derek G. Human,
Martin Hosking,
James E. Potts,
Kathryn Armstrong,
George G.S. Sandor,
Anita T. Coté
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000001889
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , arteriovenous oxygen difference , stroke volume , heart rate , cardiorespiratory fitness , hemodynamics , body surface area , cardiac output , cardiac index , vo2 max , blood pressure
Pediatric heart transplant (HTx) recipients have reduced exercise capacity typically two-thirds of predicted values, the mechanisms of which are not fully understood. We sought to assess the cardiorespiratory responses to progressive exercise in HTx relative to controls matched for age, sex, body size, and work rate.