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Graziano F, Schiavon M, Cipriani A, Savalla F, De Gaspari M, Bauce B, Rizzo S, Calore C, Thiene G, Paiaro S, Basso C, Zorzi A. Causes of sudden cardiac arrest and death and the diagnostic yield of sport preparticipation screening in children. Br J Sports Med 2024; 58:255-260. [PMID: 38233088 PMCID: PMC10958295 DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Evidence on the increased risk of sports-related sudden cardiac arrest and death (SCA/D) and the potential benefit of cardiovascular preparticipation screening (PPS) in children is limited. We assessed the burden and circumstances of SCA/D and the diagnostic yield of cardiovascular PPS in children aged 8-15 years. METHODS Data on the incidence and causes of SCA/D from 2011 to 2020 were obtained from the Veneto region (Italy) sudden death registry, hospital records and local press. During the same period, we assessed the results of annual PPS in 25 251 young competitive athletes aged 8-15 years who underwent 58 185 evaluations (mean 2.3/athlete) in Padua, Italy. RESULTS Over 10 years, 26 SCA/D occurred in children aged 8-15 years in the Veneto region: 6 in athletes (incidence 0.7/100 000/year, all ≥12 years) versus 20 in non-athletes (0.7/100 000/year, 17/20 ≥12 years). In total, 4/6 athletes versus 1/20 non-athletes survived. The cause of SCA/D remained unexplained in four athletes and in nine non-athletes. No athlete suffered SCA/D from structural diseases potentially identifiable by PPS. The incidence of SCA/D in athletes and non-athletes was 0.2/100 000/year in the 8-11 years group versus 1.3/100 000/year in the 12-15 years group. PPS identified 26 new diagnoses of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) at risk of SCA/D, more often in children ≥12 years old (0.06%/evaluation) than <12 years old (0.02%/evaluation, p=0.02). Among athletes with a negative PPS, two suffered unexplained SCA/D during follow-up, one during exercise. CONCLUSIONS In children aged 8-15 years, the incidence of SCA/D and the yield of PPS for identifying at-risk CVD were both substantially higher in those ≥12 years, suggesting that systematic PPS may be more useful beyond this age.
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- Francesca Graziano
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Veneto, Italy
- Department of Sports Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Veneto, Italy
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Schneeweis C, Diebold K, Schramm T, Syrek C, Predel HG, Manka R, Zacher J. Mid- to long-term cardiac magnetic resonance findings in elite athletes recovered from COVID-19: results from an ongoing observational COVID-19 study at a German Olympic medical centre. Swiss Med Wkly 2023; 153:3534. [PMID: 38579332 DOI: 10.57187/s.3534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) data on mid- to long-term myocardial damage due to COVID-19 infections in elite athletes are scarce. Therefore, this study investigated the mid -to long-term consequences of myocardial involvement after a COVID-19 infection in elite athletes. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included 27 athletes at the German Olympic Centre North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)/Rhineland with a confirmed previous COVID-19 infection between January 2020 and October 2021. The athletes were part of an ongoing observational COVID-19 study at the Institute of Cardiology and Sports Medicine Cologne at the German Sport University (DSHS).Nine healthy non-athletes with no prior COVID-19 illness served as controls. CMR was performed within a mean of 182 days (standard deviation [SD] 99) of the initial positive test result. RESULTS CMR did not reveal any signs of acute myocarditis (according to the current Lake Louise criteria) or myocardial damage in any of the 26 elite athletes with previous COVID-19 infection. Of these athletes, 92% experienced a symptomatic course, and 54% reported symptoms lasting for more than 4 weeks. One male athlete was excluded from the analysis because CMR revealed an arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Athletes had significantly enlarged left and right ventricle volumes and increased left ventricular myocardial mass in comparison to the healthy control group (LVEDVi 103.4 vs 91.1 ml/m2, p = 0.031; RVEDVi 104.1 vs 86.6 ml/m2, p = 0.007; LVMi 59.0 vs 46.2 g/m2, p = 0.002). Only two cases of elevated high-sensitivity-Troponin were documented; in one, the participant had previously engaged in high-intensity training, and in the other, CMR revealed a diagnosis of an arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that the risk for mid- to long-term myocardial damage is very low to negligible in elite athletes. Our results do not allow conclusions to be drawn regarding myocardial injury in the acute phase of infection nor about possible long-term myocardial effects in the general population.
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- Christopher Schneeweis
- Herz-MRT Rheinland, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Kardiologie Köln Süd, Cologne, Germany
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- German Sport University Cologne, Institute of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Cologne, Germany
- Orthopaedics, trauma surgery, and sports medicine, Media Park Clinic, Cologne, Germany
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- Kardiologie Köln Süd, Cologne, Germany
- German Sport University Cologne, Institute of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Rheinbach, Germany
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- German Sport University Cologne, Institute of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- German Sport University Cologne, Institute of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Cologne, Germany
- Praxis Langenfeld, Langenfeld, Germany
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Rolnick N, de Sousa Neto IV, da Fonseca EF, Neves RVP, Rosa TDS, Nascimento DDC. Potential implications of blood flow restriction exercise on patients with chronic kidney disease: a brief review. J Exerc Rehabil 2022; 18:81-95. [PMID: 35582687 PMCID: PMC9081410 DOI: 10.12965/jer.2244082.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Combining blood flow restriction (BFR) with exercise is considered a relevant, helpful method in load-compromised individuals and a viable replacement for traditional heavy-load strength training. BFR exercise may be particularly useful for those unable to withstand high mechanical stresses on joints resulting in skeletal muscle dysfunction, such as patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Current literature suggests that BFR training displays similar positive health benefits to exercise training alone for CKD patients, including maintenance of muscle strength, glomerular filtration rate maintenance, uremic parameters, inflammatory profile, redox status, glucose homeostasis, blood pressure adjustments, and low adverse reports. In this review of nine studies in CKD patients, we clarify the potential safety and health effects of exercise training with BFR compared to exercise training alone and recommend insights for future research and practical use. Furthermore, we introduce relevant gaps in this emerging field, providing substantial guidance, critical discussion, and valuable preliminary conclusions in this demographic of patients. However, based on the limited studies in this area, more research is necessary to determine the optimal BFR exercise programming.
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- Nicholas Rolnick
- The Human Performance Mechanic, Lehman College, New York, NY,
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- Laboratory of Molecular Analysis, Faculty of Ceilândia, Universidade de Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasilia,
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- Graduate Program of Sciences and Technology of Health, Faculty of Ceilândia, Universidade de Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasilia,
Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program of Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brasilia,
Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program of Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brasilia,
Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program of Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brasilia,
Brazil
- Corresponding author: Dahan da Cunha Nascimento, Post-Graduate Program of Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brasilia 71966-700, Brazil,
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Bosman LP, Wang W, Lie ØH, van Lint FHM, Rootwelt-Norberg C, Murray B, Tichnell C, Cadrin-Tourigny J, van Tintelen JP, Asselbergs FW, Calkins H, Te Riele ASJM, Haugaa KH, James CA. Integrating Exercise Into Personalized Ventricular Arrhythmia Risk Prediction in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2022; 15:e010221. [PMID: 35089054 DOI: 10.1161/circep.121.010221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Exercise is associated with sustained ventricular arrhythmias (VA) in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) but is not included in the ARVC risk calculator (arvcrisk.com). The objective of this study is to quantify the influence of exercise at diagnosis on incident VA risk and evaluate whether the risk calculator needs adjustment for exercise. METHODS We interviewed ARVC patients without sustained VA at diagnosis about their exercise history. The relationship between exercise dose 3 years preceding diagnosis (average METh/wk) and incident VA during follow-up was analyzed with time-to-event analysis. The incremental prognostic value of exercise to the risk calculator was evaluated by Cox models. RESULTS We included 176 patients (male, 43.2%; age, 37.6±16.1 years) from 3 ARVC centers, of whom 53 (30.1%) developed sustained VA during 5.4 (2.7-9.7) years of follow-up. Exercise at diagnosis showed a dose-dependent nonlinear relationship with VA, with no significant risk increase <15 to 30 METh/wk. Athlete status, using 3 definitions from literature (>18, >24, and >36 METh/wk), was significantly associated with VA (hazard ratios, 2.53-2.91) but was also correlated with risk factors currently in the risk calculator model. Thus, adding athlete status to the model did not change the C index of 0.77 (0.71-0.84) and showed no significant improvement (Akaike information criterion change, <2). CONCLUSIONS Exercise at diagnosis was dose dependently associated with risk of sustained VA in ARVC patients but only above 15 to 30 METh/wk. Exercise does not appear to have incremental prognostic value over the risk calculator. The ARVC risk calculator can be used accurately in athletic patients without modification.
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- Laurens P Bosman
- Department of Cardiology (L.P.B., F.W.A., A.S.J.M.t.R.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.,Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht (L.P.B., J.P.v.T., F.W.A., A.S.J.M.t.R.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (W.W., B.M., C.T., H.C., C.A.J.)
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- ProCardio Center for Innovation, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Norway (Ø.H.L., C.R.-N., K.H.H.)
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- Department of Genetics (F.H.M.v.L., J.P.v.T.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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- ProCardio Center for Innovation, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Norway (Ø.H.L., C.R.-N., K.H.H.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (W.W., B.M., C.T., H.C., C.A.J.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (W.W., B.M., C.T., H.C., C.A.J.)
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- Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Canada (J.C.-T.)
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- Department of Genetics (F.H.M.v.L., J.P.v.T.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.,Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht (L.P.B., J.P.v.T., F.W.A., A.S.J.M.t.R.)
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- Department of Cardiology (L.P.B., F.W.A., A.S.J.M.t.R.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.,Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht (L.P.B., J.P.v.T., F.W.A., A.S.J.M.t.R.).,Faculty of Population Health Sciences, Institute of Cardiovascular Science (F.W.A.), University College London, United Kingdom.,Health Data Research UK and Institute of Health Informatics (F.W.A.), University College London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (W.W., B.M., C.T., H.C., C.A.J.)
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- Department of Cardiology (L.P.B., F.W.A., A.S.J.M.t.R.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.,Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht (L.P.B., J.P.v.T., F.W.A., A.S.J.M.t.R.)
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- ProCardio Center for Innovation, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Norway (Ø.H.L., C.R.-N., K.H.H.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (W.W., B.M., C.T., H.C., C.A.J.)
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Bouchau R, Cariou E, Deney A, Belaid S, Itier R, Blanchard V, Fournier P, Duparc A, Galinier M, Carrié D, Lairez O, Lavie-Badie Y. Sports participation and myocarditis: Influence of sport types on disease severity. IJC HEART & VASCULATURE 2021; 37:100895. [PMID: 34765717 PMCID: PMC8571161 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study, in the context of acute myocarditis (AM) in sportsmen, the association between the category of sport practiced and the severity of AM. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Single tertiary center. PATIENTS 82 sportspeople (≥2.5 h of sport per week) who presented an AM. ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS The type of sport activity before AM were collected. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Complicated AM was defined by a left ventricular ejection fraction <50% or the use of inotropic drugs or ventricular assist device. RESULTS Mean age was 29 ± 9 year-old, 77 (94%) were men. Sixteen (20%) had a complicated AM. Practicing sport over 6 h a week or a Mitchell's Class IIIA sport were associated with complicated AM (44 vs. 17%, p = 0.019 and 38 vs. 11%, p = 0.008, respectively). Practicing a Mitchell's Class IC sport was associated with uncomplicated AM (6 vs. 38%, p = 0.008). CONCLUSION In sportspeople's AM, the pattern of sport activity (static or dynamic component, practice intensity) is associated with the disease's severity.
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- Robin Bouchau
- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Department of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Medical School of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Medical School of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Medical School of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Medical School of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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Calegari L, Moreira I, Falkowski A, Reolão JBC, Karsten M, Deresz LF. Agreement between heart rate at first ventilatory threshold on treadmill and at 6-min walk test in coronary artery disease patients on β-blockers treatment. J Exerc Rehabil 2021; 17:362-368. [PMID: 34805026 PMCID: PMC8566104 DOI: 10.12965/jer.2142488.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to verify the accuracy of the agreement between heart rate at the first ventilatory threshold (HRVT1) and heart rate at the end of the 6-min walk test (HR6MWT) in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients on β-blockers treatment. This was a cross-sectional study with stable CAD patients, which performed a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) on a treadmill and a 6-min walk test (6MWT) on nonconsecutive days. The accuracy of agreement between HRVT1 and HR6MWT was evaluated by Bland–Altman analysis and Lin’s concordance correlation coefficient (rc), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), and standard error of estimate (SEE). Seventeen stable CAD patients on β-blockers treatment (male, 64.7%; age, 61±10 years) were included in data analysis. The Bland–Altman analysis revealed a negative bias of −0.41±6.4 bpm (95% limits of agreements, −13 to 12.2 bpm) between HRVT1 and HR6MWT. There was acceptable agreement between HRVT1 and HR6MWT (rc=0.84; 95% confidence interval, 0.63 to 0.93; study power analysis=0.79). The MAPE of the HR6MWT was 5.1% and SEE was 6.6 bpm. The ratio HRVT1/HRpeak and HR6MWT/HRpeak from CPET were not significantly different (81%±5% vs. 81%±6%, P=0.85); respectively. There was a high correlation between HRVT1 and HR6MWT (r=0.85, P<0.0001). Finally, the results of the present study demonstrate that there was an acceptable agreement between HRVT1 and HR6MWT in CAD patients on β-blockers treatment and suggest that HR6MWT may be useful to prescribe and control aerobic exercise intensity in cardiac rehabilitation programs.
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- Leonardo Calegari
- Physical Therapy Department, Faculdade Especializada da Área da Saúde do Rio Grande do Sul (FASURGS), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Physical Therapy Department, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Physical Therapy Department, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, Brazil.,Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, Brazil.,Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Physical Education Department, Health Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Governador Valadares, Brazil.,Post Graduation Program in Health Applied Sciences, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Campus Governador Valadares, MG, Brazil.,Research Group Ciência, Saúde e Desempenho Físico, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Campus Governador Valadares, MG, Brazil
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