Peak oxygen consumption achieved at the end of cardiac rehabilitation predicts long-term survival in patients with coronary heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves survival in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), which is largely mediated by the improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) defined as peak oxygen consumption (VO2). Therefore, measuring CRF is essential to predict long-term outcomes in this population. It is unclear, however, whether peak VO2 achieved at the end of CR (END-peak VO2) predicts survival or whether the changes of CRF achieved during CR provide a greater prognostic value. To determine whether END-peak VO2 independently predicts long-term survival in patients with CHD undergoing CR. We also aimed at identifying cut-offs for END-peak VO2 that could be used in clinical practice.

Methods and results

Retrospective analysis of 853 patients with CHD referred to CR

SUBMITTER: Carbone S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9631231 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature