Mechanisms of Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Dhakal B, Malhotra R, Murphy R, Pappagianopoulos P, Baggish A, Weiner R, Houstis N, Eisman A, Hough S, Lewis G. Mechanisms of Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Circulation Heart Failure 2014, 8: 286-294. PMID: 25344549, PMCID: PMC5771713, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.114.001825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedExerciseExercise ToleranceFemaleHeart FailureHeart RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle, SkeletalOxygen ConsumptionPulmonary Gas ExchangeStroke VolumeConceptsHeart failureExercise capacityEjection fractionC(a-v)O2Peripheral O2 extractionMechanisms of exercise intoleranceElevated systemic blood pressureIV heart failureReduced ejection fractionCardiac filling pressuresInvasive hemodynamic monitoringMaximum incremental cardiopulmonary exercise testingPeripheral microvascular functionPeak respiratory exchange ratioSystemic blood pressureImpaired exercise capacityO2 extractionPredictors of peak VO2Cardiopulmonary exercise testingIncremental cardiopulmonary exercise testImpairing O2 extractionNYHA IIPeak heart ratePeak oxygen uptakeIntrinsic abnormality