Is low VO2max/kg in obese heart failure patients indicative of cardiac dysfunction?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 755-762

  Hothi, S S ^a   Tan, D K ^b   Partridge, G ^c   Tan, L B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac function; Cardiopulmonary exercise testing; Heart failure; Obesity; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARBON DIOXIDE BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAS ANALYSIS; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL TEST; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 84929356073     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.018     Document Type: Article

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