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Perrone MA, Iellamo F, D’Antoni V, Gismondi A, Di Biasio D, Vadalà S, Marazzi G, Morsella V, Volterrani M, Caminiti G. Acute Changes on Left Atrial Function during Incremental Exercise in Patients with Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Case-Control Study. J Pers Med 2023; 13:1272. [PMID: 37623522 PMCID: PMC10456046 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13081272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND the aim of this study was to assess acute changes in left atrial (LA) function during incremental aerobic exercise in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) in comparison to healthy subjects (HS). METHODS twenty patients with established HFmrEF were compared with 10 HS, age-matched controls. All subjects performed a stepwise exercise test on a cycle ergometer. Echocardiography was performed at baseline, during submaximal effort, at peak of exercise, and after 5 min of recovery. RESULTS HS obtained a higher value of METs at peak exercise than HFmrEF (7.4 vs. 5.6; between group p = 0.002). Heart rate and systolic blood pressure presented a greater increase in the HS group than in HFmrEF (between groups p = 0.006 and 0.003, respectively). In the HFmrEF group, peak atrial longitudinal strain (PALS) and conduit strain were both increased at submaximal exercise (p < 0.05 for both versus baseline) and remained constant at peak exercise. Peak atrial contraction strain (PACS) did not show significant changes during the exercise. In the HS group, PALS and PACS increased significantly at submaximal level (p < 0.05 for both versus baseline), but PALS returned near baseline values at peak exercise; conduit strain decreased progressively during the exercise in HS. Stroke volume (SV) increased in both groups at submaximal exercise; at peak exercise, SV remained constant in the HFmrEF, while it decreased in controls (between groups p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS patients with HFmrEF show a proper increase in LA reservoir function during incremental aerobic exercise that contributes to maintain SV throughout the physical effort.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marco Alfonso Perrone
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.A.P.); (F.I.)
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.A.P.); (F.I.)
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- Cardiology Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, 00163 Rome, Italy; (V.D.); (A.G.); (D.D.B.); (S.V.); (G.M.); (V.M.); (M.V.)
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- Cardiology Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, 00163 Rome, Italy; (V.D.); (A.G.); (D.D.B.); (S.V.); (G.M.); (V.M.); (M.V.)
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- Cardiology Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, 00163 Rome, Italy; (V.D.); (A.G.); (D.D.B.); (S.V.); (G.M.); (V.M.); (M.V.)
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- Cardiology Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, 00163 Rome, Italy; (V.D.); (A.G.); (D.D.B.); (S.V.); (G.M.); (V.M.); (M.V.)
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- Cardiology Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, 00163 Rome, Italy; (V.D.); (A.G.); (D.D.B.); (S.V.); (G.M.); (V.M.); (M.V.)
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- Cardiology Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, 00163 Rome, Italy; (V.D.); (A.G.); (D.D.B.); (S.V.); (G.M.); (V.M.); (M.V.)
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- Cardiology Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, 00163 Rome, Italy; (V.D.); (A.G.); (D.D.B.); (S.V.); (G.M.); (V.M.); (M.V.)
- Department of Human Science and Promotion of Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, 00163 Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, 00163 Rome, Italy; (V.D.); (A.G.); (D.D.B.); (S.V.); (G.M.); (V.M.); (M.V.)
- Department of Human Science and Promotion of Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, 00163 Rome, Italy
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Effects of Concurrent, Within-Session, Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Training on Functional Capacity and Muscle Performance in Elderly Male Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12030750. [PMID: 36769399 PMCID: PMC9917949 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12030750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The best format of exercise training (ET) in the setting of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) is still to be defined. Current guidelines recommend aerobic exercises, such as running and cycling, including some sessions per week of resistance exercise. AIM The aim of this study was to address the effectiveness of a concurrent exercise training program utilizing a circuit of sequential endurance and resistance exercises on functional capacity and muscular strength in patients with CHF. METHODS Ninety-five consecutive male patients (age 63.1 ± 6 years) with CHF (EF < 40%) in NYHA functional class II/III, were randomly assigned on 1:1 basis to a 12-week aerobic continuous training (AT) or concurrent CT), aerobic + resistance, training (CT), three times a week, with each session lasting 80 min. We used high quality, specifically designed ergometers, connected with each other and governed by a central console, and managed by a single physiotherapist. Before and after training all patients performed a symptoms-limited exercise test on a treadmill and a 6-min walking test (6MWT). Patients in the CT group also performed resistance exercises of upper and lower body. RESULTS The 6MWT and exercise duration at ergometric test increased significantly in both AT and CT groups, with the increase being greater in CT group (p < 0.001; ES = 0.13; p < 0.01; ES = 0.07). Muscular strength increased significantly in the CT group, particularly in the lower body muscular districts (p < 0.001). Quality of life improved in both groups, with a significantly greater improvement in the CT group (p < 0.05). No side effects leading to discontinuation of training were observed. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that concurrent, within-session training results in larger improvements in functional capacity, in addition to muscle performance, in patients with CHF, in comparison to single-mode aerobic training.
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Zimmermann P, Eckstein ML, Moser O, Schöffl I, Zimmermann L, Schöffl V. Left Ventricular, Left Atrial and Right Ventricular Strain Modifications after Maximal Exercise in Elite Ski-Mountaineering Athletes: A Feasibility Speckle Tracking Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:13153. [PMID: 36293734 PMCID: PMC9603167 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Eleven world elite ski-mountaineering (Ski-Mo) athletes were evaluated for pronounced echocardiographic physiological remodeling as the primary aim of our feasibility speckle tracking study. In this context, sports-related cardiac remodeling was analyzed by performing two-dimensional echocardiography, including speckle tracking analysis of the left atrium (LA), right ventricle (RV) and left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (LV-GLS) at rest and post-peak performance. The feasibility echocardiographic speckle tracking analysis was performed on eleven elite Ski-Mo athletes, which were obtained in 2022 during the annual medical examination. The obtained data of the professional Ski-Mo athletes (11 athletes, age: 18-26 years) were compared for different echocardiographic parameters at rest and post-exercise. Significant differences were found for LV-GLS mean (p = 0.0036) and phasic LA conduit strain pattern at rest and post-exercise (p = 0.0033). Furthermore, negative correlation between LV mass and LV-GLS (p = 0.0195, r = -0.69) and LV mass Index and LV-GLS (p = 0.0253, r = -0.66) at rest were elucidated. This descriptive reporting provided, for the first time, a sport-specific dynamic remodeling of an entire elite national team of the Ski-Mo athlete's left heart and elucidated differences in the dynamic deformation pattern of the left heart.
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- Paul Zimmermann
- Department of Cardiology, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center of Sportsmedicine Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- Division of Exercise Physiology and Metabolism, BaySpo-Bayreuth Center of Sport Science, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Division of Exercise Physiology and Metabolism, BaySpo-Bayreuth Center of Sport Science, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Division of Exercise Physiology and Metabolism, BaySpo-Bayreuth Center of Sport Science, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Sportsmedicine Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nurnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
- School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Sportsmedicine Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Sportsmedicine Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK
- Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nurnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- Section of Wilderness Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80045, USA
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Squeo MR, Di Giacinto B, Perrone MA, Santini M, Sette ML, Fabrizi E, Vaquer A, Parisi A, Spataro A, Biffi A. Efficacy and Safety of a Combined Aerobic, Strength and Flexibility Exercise Training Program in Patients with Implantable Cardiac Devices. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2022; 9:jcdd9060182. [PMID: 35735811 PMCID: PMC9224932 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd9060182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Purpose: The “FIDE Project” (Fitness Implantable DEvice) was organized by the Institute of Sports Medicine and Science and the World Society of Arrhythmias with the aim of demonstrating the usefulness of exercise training in improving functional capacity in patients with implantable cardiac devices. Materials and Methods: Thirty sedentary patients were selected for the project (25 males and 5 females), with a mean age of 73 ± 5 years (range 44–94 years). Twenty-five were implanted with a Pacemaker (PM) and five with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD). Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter was present in ten (34%) patients, post-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy in five (17.2%), sick sinus syndrome in six (20,7%), complete atrium-ventricular block in six (20.7%), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in one (3.4%) and recurrent syncope in one (3.4%). The baseline assessment comprised cardiovascular examination, resting and stress ECG, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (V ̇O2peak), strength assessment of different muscle groups, and a flexibility test. The same measurements were repeated after 15–20 consecutive training sessions, over a 2-month period. The exercise prescription was set to 70–80% of HRR (Heart rate reserve) and to 50–70% of 1RM (1-repetition maximum, muscular force). The training protocol consisted of two training sessions per week performed in our institute, 90 min for each (warm-up, aerobic phase, strength phase and stretching) and one or more at home autonomously. Results: The cardiopulmonary testing after the training period documents a significant improvement in V ̇O2peak (15 ± 4 mL/kg/min vs. 17 ± 4; p = 0.001) and in work load (87 ± 30 watts vs. 108 ± 37; p = 0.001). Additionally, strength capacity significantly increased after the cardiac rehabilitation program, (quadriceps: 21 ± 18 kg vs. 29 ± 16 kg, p = 0.00003). Flexibility tests show a positive trend, but without statistical significance (sit-and-reach test: −19 ± 11 cm vs. −15 ± 11.7 cm; back-scratch test: −19 ± 11.6 cm vs. −15 ± 10 cm; lateral flexibility right −44 ± 1.4 cm vs. −43 ± 9.5 cm; left −43 ± 5 vs. −45 ± 8.7 cm). Conclusion: A brief period of combined aerobic, strength and flexibility exercise training (FIDE project) proved to be effective and safe in improving functional capacity in patients with cardiac implantable devices.
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- Maria Rosaria Squeo
- Institute of Sports Medicine, Sport e Salute, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (B.D.G.); (M.S.); (M.L.S.); (E.F.); (A.S.); (A.B.)
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- Institute of Sports Medicine, Sport e Salute, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (B.D.G.); (M.S.); (M.L.S.); (E.F.); (A.S.); (A.B.)
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- Institute of Sports Medicine, Sport e Salute, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (B.D.G.); (M.S.); (M.L.S.); (E.F.); (A.S.); (A.B.)
- Department of Cardiology and University Sports Centre, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Sports Medicine, Sport e Salute, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (B.D.G.); (M.S.); (M.L.S.); (E.F.); (A.S.); (A.B.)
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- Institute of Sports Medicine, Sport e Salute, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (B.D.G.); (M.S.); (M.L.S.); (E.F.); (A.S.); (A.B.)
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- Institute of Sports Medicine, Sport e Salute, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (B.D.G.); (M.S.); (M.L.S.); (E.F.); (A.S.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Fundacio Clinic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Science, University of Rome Foro Italico, 00135 Rome, Italy;
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- Institute of Sports Medicine, Sport e Salute, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (B.D.G.); (M.S.); (M.L.S.); (E.F.); (A.S.); (A.B.)
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- Institute of Sports Medicine, Sport e Salute, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (B.D.G.); (M.S.); (M.L.S.); (E.F.); (A.S.); (A.B.)
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