Estimating exercise intensity using heart rate in adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease: Are established methods valid?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exercise training is important for people with congenital heart disease (CHD). However, accurate exercise intensity prescription remains challenging. We sought to evaluate the validity of using the percentage of peak HR (%HR_peak) and HR reserve (%HRR) methods to estimate exercise intensity in people with CHD.

Methods

Cardiopulmonary exercise tests from 2009 to 2017 were reviewed. Light, moderate, and vigorous exercise intensity were characterized using guideline-based percentage of peak oxygen uptake (VO₂) ranges, and corresponding HRs were averaged at each intensity. The estimated average HR for each exercise intensity category was calculated using the %HRR and %HR_peak methods. Differences between the average HR at each intensity

SUBMITTER: Tran DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657848 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature