A moderate 500-m treadmill walk for estimating peak oxygen uptake in men with NYHA class I-II heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.
Gianni MazzoniBiagio SassoneGiovanni PasanisiJonathan MyersSimona MandiniStefano VolpatoFrancesco ConconiGiorgio ChiarandaGiovanni GrazziPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2018)
A moderate and self-regulated 500-m treadmill-walking test is a valid tool for VO2peak estimation in patients with HFrEF. These findings may have practical implications in the context of transitioning from clinically based programs to fitness facilities or self-guided exercise programs in adults and elderly men with HFrEF.
Keyphrases
- ejection fraction
- aortic stenosis
- high intensity
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- middle aged
- physical activity
- public health
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- resistance training
- body composition
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- transcription factor
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- mitral valve
- acute myocardial infarction
- acute heart failure
- atrial fibrillation
- community dwelling
- percutaneous coronary intervention