Cardiopulmonary exercise test indices of respiratory buffering before and after aerobic exercise training in women with pulmonary hypertension: Differentiation by magnitudes of change in six-minute walk test performance.

ABSTRACT: While aerobic exercise training (AET) has generally been shown to improve 6-min walk test (6MWT) distance (6MWD) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), a substantial number of patients appear to adapt differently, with minimal or even negative changes in 6MWT distance being reported.

Purpose

To compare post-aerobic exercise training adaptations in cardiorespiratory functional capacity across three groups of patients with PH: those with high (HI), low (LI) and negative (NEG) post-training increases in 6MWD.

Methods

Participants were 25 females (age 54 ± 11 years; BMI 31 ± 7 kg/m²) who completed a vigorous, 10-week, thrice weekly, supervised treadmill walking exercise program. Cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET) and 6MWT were completed before and after train

SUBMITTER: Morris ZV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10367185 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature