Improving Reporting of Exercise Capacity Across Age Ranges Using Novel Workload Reference Equations

Everton J Santana; Jeffrey W Christle; Nicholas Cauwenberghs; James E Peterman; Vincent Busque; Bruna Gomes; Shadi P Bagherzadeh; Kegan Moneghetti; Tatiana Kuznetsova; Matthew Wheeler; Euan Ashley; Matthew P Harber; Ross Arena; Leonard A Kaminsky; Jonathan Myers; Francois Haddad

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Improving Reporting of Exercise Capacity Across Age Ranges Using Novel Workload Reference Equations

Everton J Santana, Jeffrey W Christle, Nicholas Cauwenberghs, James E Peterman, Vincent Busque, Bruna Gomes, Shadi P Bagherzadeh, Kegan Moneghetti, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Matthew Wheeler, Euan Ashley, Matthew P Harber, Ross Arena, Leonard A Kaminsky, Jonathan Myers, Francois Haddad

American Journal of Cardiology | Elsevier | Published : 2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.01.022

Abstract

Exercise capacity (EC) is an important predictor of survival in the general population and in subjects with cardiopulmonary disease. Despite its relevance, considering the percent-predicted workload (%pWL) given by current equations may overestimate EC in older adults. Therefore, to improve the reporting of EC in clinical practice, our main objective was to develop workload reference equations (pWL) that better reflect the relation between workload and age. Using the Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise National Database (FRIEND), we analyzed a reference group of 6,966 apparently healthy participants and 1,060 participants with heart failure who underwent graded treadmill cardiopu..

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