The Correlation of Decreased Heart Rate Recovery and Chronotropic Incompetence with Exercise Capacity in Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients.

Changwei WuJian GuoHui LiuBigyan PudasainiWenlan YangQinhua ZhaoLan WangJin-Ming Liu

Published in: BioMed research international (2017)

We show by this study that a decrease in HRR1 in IPAH patients is associated with severe limitation of exercise capacity. HRR1 < 16 beats and CI just after completion of a CPET could be an indicator of poor prognosis.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
pulmonary arterial hypertension
heart rate
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
blood pressure
pulmonary hypertension
prognostic factors
physical activity
high intensity
pulmonary artery
early onset