Chronotropic competence in endurance trained heart transplant recipients: heart rate is not a limiting factor for exercise capacity

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 192 - 197
• Main Authors: Richard, Ruddy, Verdier, Jean-Claude, Duvallet, Alain, Rosier, Sully-Pierre, Leger, Philippe, Nignan, Alexis, Rieu, Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.01.1999; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Exercise Test; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Rate - physiology; Heart Transplantation - physiology; Heart Transplantation - rehabilitation; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Oxygen - blood; Physical Education and Training; Physical Endurance - physiology; Postoperative Complications - physiopathology; Postoperative Complications - rehabilitation; Reference Values; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the heart; Pmax; VO2peak; VO2pmax; HTR; T-HTR; HR; HRpmax; S-HTR; HRpeak; MET; HRrace; Heart; Human; Heart rate; Physical fitness; Physical training; Prognosis; Treatment; Surgery; Transplantation; Endurance; Homotransplantation

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to show that the chronotropic potential of the well trained heart transplant recipient (HTR) does not limit exercise capacity. Background. Chronotropic incompetence is considered to be the main limiting factor of the functional capacity of heart transplant r...