Pre-exercise participation cardiovascular screening in a heterogeneous cohort of adult cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of pre-exercise participation ("preparticipation") health screening in a heterogeneous cohort of adult cancer patients.

Methods

Patients (n = 413) with histologically confirmed solid or hematologic malignancy were categorized into preparticipation health screening risk stratification based on American College Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommendations. Risk of an exercise-related event was evaluated during a symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) with 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG).

Results

Participant risk was categorized as low risk (n = 59, 14%), moderate risk (n = 217, 53%), and high risk (n = 137, 33%). Mean peak oxygen consumption was 21.7 ± 6.7 mL/kg(-1) per minute(-1) or 19.5 ± 21.

SUBMITTER: Kenjale AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4153462 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature