Journal article
Basis for aerobic impairment in patients after heart transplantation.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: To evaluate the physiologic basis for the suboptimal peak oxygen uptake observed after heart transplantation, we calculated the functional aerobic impairment ([(peak predicted oxygen uptake-peak observed oxygen uptake)/peak predicted oxygen uptake] x 100) and related it to donor/recipient, operative, and maximal exercise variables. Fifty-seven heart transplant recipients (mean age 50 +/- 10 years, 1 to 9 years after …
Authors
Bussières LM; Pflugfelder PW; Menkis AH; Novick RJ; McKenzie FN; Taylor AW; Kostuk WJ
Journal
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Vol. 14, No. 6 Pt 1, pp. 1073–1080
Publication Date
1995
ISSN
1053-2498