Age-Related Differences for Cardiorespiratory Fitness Improvement in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigated age-related differences for peak oxygen uptake (peak VO₂) improvement with exercise training during cardiac rehabilitation (CR).

Patients and methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of the Mayo Clinic Rochester CR program including adult patients who attended CR (≥1 session) for any eligible indication between 1999 and 2017 and who had a cardiopulmonary exercise test pre and post CR with VO₂ data (peak respiratory exchange ratio ≥1.0). Younger (20-49 yrs), midlife (50-64 yrs), and older adults (≥65 yrs) were compared using ANOVA for delta and percent change in peak VO₂; and percentage of peak VO₂ responders (>0% change).

Results

708 patients (age: 60.8 ± 12.1 years; 24% female) met inclusion c

SUBMITTER: Taylor JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9047908 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature