LOW CONCORDANCE BETWEEN THE NYHA CLASS AND CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST VARIABLES IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS

Autor: Luiz Eduardo Fonteles Ritt, Rebeca S. Ribeiro, Ricardo Stein, Isabela Pilar, Queila Borges, Daniel S. Ribeiro, Gustavo Freitas Feitosa, Eduardo Sahade Darzé
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:1828
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32434-9
Popis: Peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) evaluated by cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is the gold standard to determine functional capacity, which is an important prognostic tool in heart failure (HF). However, NYHA classification is most often used for this purpose. Also, VE/VCO2slope, Oxygen Uptake
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