Results from the cardiopulmonary exercise test
| Rest | Anaerobic threshold | Peak exercise | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | |
| Data from 67 patients. SBP, systolic blood pressure; V̇co2, carbon dioxide production; V̇E, ventilatory equivalent; V̇o2, oxygen uptake. Slope V̇E/V̇o2 = 41 (8); slope V̇E/V̇co2 = 45 (8). | ||||||
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 78 (16) | 38–117 | 118 (27) | 69–195 | ||
| SBP (mm Hg) | 126 (24) | 85–220 | 150 (29) | 95–240 | ||
| Work load (W) | 21 (20) | 0–63 | 72 (29) | 0–129 | ||
| V̇o2 (ml/kg/min) | 7.7 (2.6) | 2.4–12.7 | 11.7 (3.6) | 3.1–18.0 | ||
| V̇E/V̇o2 | 38 (9) | 22–60 | 46 (11) | 26–73 | ||
| V̇E/V̇co2 | 43 (9) | 28–68 | 43 (9) | 27–64 | ||
| V̇E (l/min) | 39 (14) | 11–67 | ||||
| Respiratory quotient | 1.1 (0.1) | 0.86–1.31 | ||||