Heart 1998;80:60-67 ( July )

Cardiopulmonary responses to exercise in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

S Jones,^a P M Elliott,^b S Sharma,^b W J McKenna,^b B J Whipp^a

^a Department of Physiology, St George's Hospital Medical School, Jenner Wing, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE, UK, ^b Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School

Correspondence to: Professor Whipp.

Accepted for publication 23 February 1998

ObjectiveTo examine the submaximal and maximal indices of the exercise response of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Design and settingProspective examination of cardiopulmonary responses to ramp exercise test of a consecutive group of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy attending a cardiomyopathy outpatient clinic.
Methods50 patients aged 12 to 76 years (mean (SD) 35 (14)) with diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy performed incremental cycle ergometry; 22 sedentary volunteers (seven female, 15 male) aged 14 to 58 years (mean (SD) 31 (12)) served as controls. Respiratory gas was continuously sampled from the mouthpiece, and its concentration profile phase aligned to the respired air flow signals. Following analogue to digital conversion, gas exchange variables were computed breath by breath and the data were averaged every 30 seconds for graphic display. A 12 lead ECG was monitored continuously and recorded every three minutes during the exercise.
ResultsBoth the peak oxygen uptake attained on the test (O₂ peak) and anaerobic threshold were reduced in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy compared with the control group (p < 0.0001). In 29 patients (59%) the O₂ peak was less than 60% and only two patients achieved a peak above 80% of their predicted values. The anaerobic threshold was below 60% of the predicted value in 31 patients and above 80% in only three patients. The slope of oxygen uptake/work rate relation (O₂/WR) was decreased in 16 patients (32%). The maximum oxygen pulse (O₂/HR) was reduced as a percentage of the predicted value, and became flat at high work rates in 32 patients. There was a significant correlation between anaerobic threshold and O₂ peak (p < 0.0001), work efficiency (p < 0.0001), and maximum oxygen pulse (p < 0.0001). The slope of change in ventilation against change in carbon dioxide output (E/CO₂) for the subanaerobic threshold range was increased in 36 patients (72%) and was inversely correlated with anaerobic threshold (p < 0.0002).
ConclusionsThere were severe abnormalities in maximal and submaximal indices of pulmonary gas exchange in a cohort of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients attending a referral cardiovascular clinic. The pattern of the abnormalities suggests that a reduced stroke volume response, ventilation/perfusion mismatch, and abnormal peripheral oxygen utilisation are the possible mechanisms of exercise intolerance.

Keywords: exercise tolerance;  work efficiency;  oxygen pulse;  hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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