scholarly journals Comparison of the prognostic value of left ventricular filling and peak oxygen uptake in patients with systolic heart failure

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (22) ◽  
pp. 1864-1871 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Tabet
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Systolic Heart Failure ◽  
Peak Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Filling ◽  
Ventricular Filling

scholarly journals How to Be 80 Year Old and Have a VO2maxof a 35 Year Old

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trine Karlsen ◽  
Ingeborg Megård Leinan ◽  
Fredrik Hjulstad Bækkerud ◽  
Kari Margrethe Lundgren ◽  
Atefe Tari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Maximal Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Filling ◽  
Maximal Heart Rate ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Fitness ◽  
Systolic And Diastolic Function ◽  
High Level ◽  
Ventricular Filling

Background. To discuss the cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology and common risk factors of an 80-year-old man with a world record maximal oxygen uptake of 50 mL·kg−1·min−1.Methods. Case report.Results. His maximal oxygen uptake of 3.31 L·min−1, maximal heart rate of 175 beats·min−1, and maximal oxygen pulse of 19 mL·beats−1are high. He is lean (66.6 kg) and muscular (49% skeletal muscle mass). His echo parameters of mitral flow (left ventricular filling,E= 82 cm·s−1andE/A= 1.2) were normal for 40- to 60-year-old men. Systolic and diastolic function increased adequately during exercise, with no increase in left ventricular filling pressure. He has excellent pulmonary function (FVC = 4.31 L, FEV1 = 3.41, FEV1/FVC = 0.79, and DLCO = 12.0 Si1) and normal FMD and blood volumes (5.8 L). He has a high level of daily activity (10,900 steps·day−1and 2:51 hours·day−1of physical activity) and a lifelong history of physical activity.Conclusion. The man is in excellent cardiopulmonary fitness and is highly physically active. His cardiac and pulmonary functions are above expectations for his age, and his VO2maxis comparable to that of an inactive 25-year-old and of a normal, active 35-year-old Norwegian man.

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