Publikation

Prognostic value of cycle exercise testing prior to and after outpatient cardiac rehabilitation

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 24.11.2008

Bereiche
PubMed
DOI

Zitation
Di Valentino M, Maeder M, Jaggi S, Schumann J, Sommerfeld K, Piazzalonga S, Hoffmann A. Prognostic value of cycle exercise testing prior to and after outpatient cardiac rehabilitation. International journal of cardiology 2008
Art
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)
Zeitschrift
International journal of cardiology 2008
Veröffentlichungsdatum
24.11.2008
eISSN (Online)
1874-1754
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

BACKGROUND: The prognostic value of cycle exercise testing prior to and after outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (OCR) is not well established. METHODS: 2146 consecutive patients undergoing symptom-limited cycle exercise testing at OCR entry, of whom 1853 (86%) also had a test at end of OCR, were followed for a median of 33 months. RESULTS: All-cause and cardiovascular annual mortality rates were 1.2% and 0.8%, respectively. At OCR entry, older age, diabetes, lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), calcium channel blocker use, and lower workload [hazard ratio (HR) 2.38 if