Patterns of oxygen consumption during exercise testing in peripheral vascular disease

Exercise testing on a treadmill was performed in 15 patients with peripheral vascular disease to determine the pattern of oxygen consumption during exercise. A plateau in the oxygen consumption over the final 90 s of exercise was used as a criterion for maximal effort and only 4 out of 15 (27%) obta...

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Published inCardiology Vol. 74; no. 3; p. 236
Main Authors Eldridge, J E, Hossack, K F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 1987
Subjects
Adult
Blood Pressure
Dyspnea - physiopathology
Exercise Test
Female
Heart Rate
Humans
Intermittent Claudication - metabolism
Intermittent Claudication - physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Oxygen Consumption
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Summary:Exercise testing on a treadmill was performed in 15 patients with peripheral vascular disease to determine the pattern of oxygen consumption during exercise. A plateau in the oxygen consumption over the final 90 s of exercise was used as a criterion for maximal effort and only 4 out of 15 (27%) obtained a plateau of oxygen consumption compared to 20 out of 26 (77%) normal subjects (chi 2 7.9, p less than 0.005). These findings may account for the limited value of exercise testing in detecting coronary artery disease in patients with peripheral vascular disease.
ISSN:0008-6312
DOI:10.1159/000174203