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Old and new equations for maximal heart rate prediction in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction on beta-blockers treatment: results from the MECKI score data set.

Damiano MagrìMassimo PiepoliGiovanna GalloUgo CorràMarco MetraStefania PaolilloPasquale Perrone FilardiAntonello MaruottiElisabetta SalvioniMassimo MapelliCarlo VignatiMichele SenniGiuseppe LimongelliRocco LagioiaDomenico ScrutinioMichele EmdinClaudio PassinoGianfranco ParatiGianfranco SinagraMichele CorrealeRoberto BadagliaccaSusanna SciomerAndrea Di LenardaPiergiuseppe Agostoni
Published in: European journal of preventive cardiology (2022)
The derived equation to estimate the MHR in HFrEF patients, by accounting also for the systolic dysfunction degree and anaemia, improved slightly the Keteyian formula. Both formulas might be helpful in identifying the true maximal effort during an exercise test and the intensity domain during a rehabilitation programme.
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