International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 125, Issue 2 , Pages 166-171, 10 April 2008

Peak VO2 in elderly patients with heart failure

  • Lars H. Lund

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology and Medicine, Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 8 51770000; fax: +46 8 311044.
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  • Donna M. Mancini

      Affiliations

    • Center for Advanced Cardiac Care, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, USA

published online 07 December 2007.

Abstract 

The incidence and prevalence of heart failure increase with age. The cardinal manifestation of heart failure is exercise intolerance. The cardiopulmonary exercise test with determination of peak VO2 provides an integrated measure of both central and peripheral abnormalities in heart failure. It is used to predict prognosis, identify patients for cardiac transplantation and to distinguish cardiac from pulmonary causes of unexplained dyspnea. Most data is derived from middle-aged patients with moderate to severe systolic heart failure. Many elderly patients suffer from diastolic heart failure and the value of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in diastolic heart failure and in the elderly has not been well studied. This review examines the physiology of aging and the clinical utility of exercise testing in elderly patients with heart failure.

Keywords: Heart failure, Elderly, Prognosis, Cardiopulmonary exercise test, Peak VO2

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PII: S0167-5273(07)01619-1

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.10.004

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 125, Issue 2 , Pages 166-171, 10 April 2008

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