Modest Increase in Peak VO <sub>2</sub> Is Related to Better Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Heart Failure Patients

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Authors

Ann M. Swank

John Horton

Marie-Christine Illiou

Marianne Vest

Greg Ewald

Gordon Blackburn

Abstract

Among patients with chronic systolic heart failure, a modest increase in peak VO(2) over 3 months was associated with a more favorable outcome. Monitoring the change in peak VO(2) for such patients may have benefit in assessing prognosis.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation Heart Failure

Volume 5, Issue 5, pp. 579-585

DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.111.965186

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