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de Beukelaar TT, Mantini D. Monitoring Resistance Training in Real Time with Wearable Technology: Current Applications and Future Directions. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:1085. [PMID: 37760187 PMCID: PMC10525173 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10091085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Resistance training is an exercise modality that involves using weights or resistance to strengthen and tone muscles. It has become popular in recent years, with numerous people including it in their fitness routines to ameliorate their strength, muscle mass, and overall health. Still, resistance training can be complex, requiring careful planning and execution to avoid injury and achieve satisfactory results. Wearable technology has emerged as a promising tool for resistance training, as it allows monitoring and adjusting training programs in real time. Several wearable devices are currently available, such as smart watches, fitness trackers, and other sensors that can yield detailed physiological and biomechanical information. In resistance training research, this information can be used to assess the effectiveness of training programs and identify areas for improvement. Wearable technology has the potential to revolutionize resistance training research, providing new insights and opportunities for developing optimized training programs. This review examines the types of wearables commonly used in resistance training research, their applications in monitoring and optimizing training programs, and the potential limitations and challenges associated with their use. Finally, it discusses future research directions, including the development of advanced wearable technologies and the integration of artificial intelligence in resistance training research.
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- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium;
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Van Alsenoy K, van der Linden ML, Girard O, Santos D. Increased footwear comfort is associated with improved running economy - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Sport Sci 2023; 23:121-133. [PMID: 34726119 DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2021.1998642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Footwear with or without custom foot orthotics have the potential to improve comfort, but the link with running performance needs further investigation. We systematically reviewed the association of footwear comfort on running economy in recreational runners. Nine electronic databases were searched from inception to March 2020. Eligible studies investigated both direct outcome measures of running performance (e.g. running speed) and/or physiological measures (e.g. running economy (RE)) alongside comfort for each footwear condition tested. Methodological quality was assessed using the "Effective Public Health Practice Project" (EPHPP). RE during submaximal running was the most common physiological outcome reported in 4 of the 6 eligible studies. The absolute difference in RE between the most and least comfortable footwear condition was computed, and meta-analysis was conducted using a random effect model. The most comfortable footwear is associated with a reduction in oxygen consumption (MD: -2.06 mL.kg-1.min-1, 95%CI: -3.71, -0.42, P = 0.01) while running at a set submaximal speed. There was no significant heterogeneity (I2 = 0%, P = 0.82). EPHPP quality assessment demonstrated weak quality of the studies, due to reporting bias and failing to disclose the psychometric properties of the outcome measures. It can be concluded with moderate certainty that improved RE in recreational athletes is associated with wearing more comfortable footwear compared to less comfortable footwear.HighlightsThis systematic review reports on the association of footwear comfort with running economy in recreational runners.Running economy during constant submaximal running is likely improved in recreational runners wearing more comfortable compared to less comfortable footwear.This finding is based on a meta-analysis, including four studies, showing a small but statistically significant decreased oxygen consumption at steady state speeds while wearing the most comfortable footwear.
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- K Van Alsenoy
- Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHEARR), Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK.,Research and Scientific Support Department, Aspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Doha, Qatar
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- Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHEARR), Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Human Science (Exercise and Sport Science), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHEARR), Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
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Equations for estimating the oxygen cost of walking in stroke patients: a systematic review. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2021; 65:101514. [PMID: 33857653 DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2021.101514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To report all equations that can potentially be used to estimate the oxygen cost of walking (Cw) without using a respiratory gas exchange analyzer and to provide the level of reliability of each equation. DATA SOURCES Webline, Medline, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE), and Wiley Online Library databases from 1950 to August 2019 with search terms related to stroke and oxygen cost of walking. METHODS This systematic review was reported according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, and the methodological quality of included studies was determined with the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP). RESULTS We screened 2065 articles, and 33 were included for full-text analysis. Four articles were included in the data synthesis (stroke individuals=184). Analysis reported 4 equations estimating Cw that were developed from logistic regression equations between Cw and self-selected walking speed. The equations differed in several methodological aspects (characteristics of individuals, type of equation, Cw reference measurement methods). The Compagnat et al. study had the highest quality (CASP score=9/9). CONCLUSIONS This literature review highlighted 4 equations for estimating Cw from self-selected walking speed. Compagnat et al. presented the best quality parameters, but this work involved a population restricted to individuals with hemispheric stroke sequelae.
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Differences in V˙O2max Measurements Between Breath-by-Breath and Mixing-Chamber Mode in the COSMED K5. Int J Sports Physiol Perform 2021; 16:1335-1340. [PMID: 33771939 DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2020-0634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Automated metabolic analyzers are frequently utilized to measure maximal oxygen consumption (V˙O2max). However, in portable devices, the results may be influenced by the analyzer's technological approach, being either breath-by-breath (BBB) or dynamic micro mixing chamber mode (DMC). The portable metabolic analyzer K5 (COSMED, Rome, Italy) provides both technologies within one device, and the authors aimed to evaluate differences in V˙O2max between modes in endurance athletes. METHODS Sixteen trained male participants performed an incremental test to voluntary exhaustion on a cycle ergometer, while ventilation and gas exchange were measured by 2 structurally identical COSMED K5 metabolic analyzers synchronously, one operating in BBB and the other in DMC mode. Except for the flow signal, which was measured by 1 sensor and transmitted to both devices, the devices operated independently. V˙O2max was defined as the highest 30-second average. RESULTS V˙O2max and V˙CO2@V˙O2max were significantly lower in BBB compared with DMC mode (-4.44% and -2.71%), with effect sizes being large to moderate (ES, Cohen d = 0.82 and 1.87). Small differences were obtained for respiratory frequency (0.94%, ES = 0.36), minute ventilation (0.29%, ES = 0.20), and respiratory exchange ratio (1.74%, ES = 0.57). CONCLUSION V˙O2max was substantially lower in BBB than in DMC mode. Considering previous studies that also indicated lower V˙O2 values in BBB at high intensities and a superior validity of the K5 in DMC mode, the authors conclude that the DMC mode should be selected to measure V˙O2max in athletes.
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Lewthwaite H, Elsewify O, Niro F, Bourbeau J, Guenette JA, Maltais F, Marciniuk DD, O'Donnell DE, Smith BM, Stickland MK, Tan WC, Jensen D. Normative Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Responses at the Ventilatory Threshold in Canadian Adults 40 to 80 Years of Age. Chest 2020; 159:1922-1933. [PMID: 33217419 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Physiologic and symptom responses at the ventilatory threshold (Tvent) during incremental cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) can provide important prognostic information. RESEARCH QUESTION This study aimed to develop an updated normative reference set for physiologic and symptom responses at Tvent during cycle CPET (primary aim) and to evaluate previously recommended reference equations from a 1985 study for predicting Tvent responses (secondary aim). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were adults 40 to 80 years of age who were free of clinically relevant disease from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease. Rate of oxygen consumption (V˙O2) at Tvent was identified by two independent raters; physiologic and symptom responses corresponding to V˙O2 at Tvent were identified by linear interpolation. Reference ranges (5th-95th percentiles) for responses at Tvent were calculated according to participant sex and age for 29 and eight variables, respectively. Prediction models were developed for nine variables (oxygen pulse, V˙O2, rate of CO2 production, minute ventilation, tidal volume, inspiratory capacity, end-inspiratory lung volume [in liters and as percentage of total lung capacity], and end-expiratory lung volume) using quantile regression, estimating the 5th (lower limit of normal), 50th (normal), and 95th (upper limit of normal) percentiles based on readily available participant characteristics. The two one-sided test of equivalence for paired samples evaluated the measured and 1985-predicted V˙O2 at Tvent for equivalence. RESULTS Reference ranges and equations were developed based on 96 participants (49% men) with a mean ± SD age of 63 ± 9 years. Mean V˙O2 at Tvent was 50% of measured V˙O2 peak; the normal range was 33% to 66%. The 1985 reference equations overpredicted V˙O2 at Tvent: mean difference in men, -0.17 L/min (95% CI, -0.25 to -0.09 L/min); mean difference in women, -0.19 L/min (95% CI, -0.27 to -0.12 L/min). INTERPRETATION A contemporary reference set of CPET responses at Tvent from Canadian adults 40 to 80 years of age is presented that differs from the previously recommended and often used reference set from 1985. TRIAL REGISTRY ClinicalTrials.gov; No.: NCT00920348; URL: www.clinicaltrials.gov.
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- Hayley Lewthwaite
- Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Faculty of Education, McGill University, Montréal; UniSA: Allied Health and Human Performance, Innovation, IMPlementation And Clinical Translation in Health (IIMPACT), University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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- Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Faculty of Education, McGill University, Montréal
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- Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Faculty of Education, McGill University, Montréal
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal; Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence Health Care Research Institute, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC; Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, QC
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- Respiratory Research Centre and Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Laboratory of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Kingston Health Science Center & Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal; Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; G.F. MacDonald Centre for Lung Health, Covenant Health, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence Health Care Research Institute, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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- Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Faculty of Education, McGill University, Montréal; Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal; Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal
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Winkert K, Kamnig R, Kirsten J, Steinacker JM, Treff G. Inter- and intra-unit reliability of the COSMED K5: Implications for multicentric and longitudinal testing. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0241079. [PMID: 33096546 PMCID: PMC7584194 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the intra-unit (RELINTRA) and inter-unit reliability (RELINTER) of two structurally identical units of the metabolic analyser K5 (COSMED, Rome, Italy) that allows to utilize either breath-by-breath (BBB) or dynamic mixing chamber (DMC) technology. Methods Identical flow- and gas-signals were transmitted to both K5s that always operated simultaneously either in BBB- or DMC-mode. To assess RELINTRA and RELINTER, a metabolic simulator was applied to simulate four graded levels of respiration. RELINTRA and RELINTER were expressed as typical error (TE%) and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC). To assess also inter-unit differences via natural respiratory signals, 12 male athletes performed one incremental bike step test each in BBB- and DMC-mode. Inter-unit differences within biological testing were expressed as percentages. Results In BBB, TE% of RELINTRA ranged 0.30–0.67 vs. RELINTER 0.16–1.39 and ICC ranged 0.57–1.00 vs. 0.09–1.00. In DMC, TE% of RELINTRA ranged 0.38–0.90 vs. RELINTER 0.03–0.86 and ICC ranged 0.22–1.00 vs. 0.52–1.00. Mean inter-unit differences ranged -2.30–2.20% (Cohen’s ds (ds) 0.13–1.52) for BBB- and -0.55–0.61% (ds 0.00–0.65) for DMC-mode, respectively. Inter-unit differences for V˙O2 and RER were significant (p < 0.05) at each step. Conclusion Two structurally identical K5-units demonstrated accurate RELINTRA with TE < 2.0% and similar RELINTER during metabolic simulation. During biological testing, inter-unit differences for V˙O2 and RER in BBB-mode were higher than 2% with partially large ES in BBB. Hence, the K5 should be allocated personally wherever possible. Otherwise, e.g. in multicenter studies, a decrease in total reliability needs to be considered especially when the BBB-mode is applied.
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- Kay Winkert
- Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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DeBlois JP, White LE, Barreira TV. Reliability and validity of the COSMED K5 portable metabolic system during walking. Eur J Appl Physiol 2020; 121:209-217. [PMID: 33011874 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-020-04514-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Portable methods for assessing energy expenditure outside the laboratory and clinical environments are becoming more widely used. As such, it is important to understand the accuracy of such devices. Therefore, the purpose was to determine the reliability and validity of the COSMED K5 portable metabolic system. METHODS Reliability and validity were assessed in 27 adults (age: 27 ± 5 years; n = 15 women) using a walking protocol. The protocol consisted of a 5-min walk/2-min rest cycle starting at 1.5 mph and increasing in 0.5-mph increments to 4.0 mph. During visit one, participants wore the K5 to assess oxygen consumption ([Formula: see text]O2), carbon dioxide production ([Formula: see text]CO2), and other metabolic variables. Two to seven days later, the protocol was repeated twice with the COSMED K5 and K4b2 systems in a randomized, counterbalanced order. RESULTS Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) revealed that the K5 reliably measured [Formula: see text]O2 (ICC 0.64-0.85) and [Formula: see text]CO2 across all walking speeds (ICC 0.50-0.80), with stronger reliability at faster walking speeds compared with slower speeds. Moderate-to-strong relationships were observed for measured gases between the K5 and K4b2. Specifically, [Formula: see text]O2 exhibited a moderately high-to-high relationship between devices (r = 0.72-0.82), and a similarly moderately high-to-high relationship was observed for [Formula: see text]CO2 (r = 0.68-0.82). While there were no differences in [Formula: see text]O2 measured between devices (p ≥ 0.10), the K5 provided lower [Formula: see text]CO2 readings than the K4b2 during the 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 mph walking speeds (p ≤ 0.02). CONCLUSIONS The K5 provided reliable and valid measures of metabolic variables, with greater reliability and validity at faster walking speeds.
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- Jacob P DeBlois
- Department of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, 820 Comstock Ave, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Department of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, 820 Comstock Ave, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Department of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, 820 Comstock Ave, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA.
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Normative Peak Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Responses in Canadian Adults Aged ≥40 Years. Chest 2020; 158:2532-2545. [PMID: 32679236 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.06.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Up-to-date normative reference sets for cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) are important to aid in the accurate interpretation of CPET in clinical or research settings. RESEARCH QUESTION This study aimed to (1) develop and externally validate a contemporary reference set for peak CPET responses in Canadian adults identified with population-based sampling; and (2) evaluate previously recommended reference equations for predicting peak CPET responses. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were healthy adults who were ≥40 years old from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease who completed an incremental cycle CPET. Prediction models for peak CPET responses were estimated from readily available participant characteristics (age, sex, height, body mass) with the use of quantile regression. External validation was performed with a second convenience sample of healthy adults. Peak CPET parameters that were measured and predicted in the validation cohort were assessed for equivalence (two one-sided tests of equivalence for paired-samples and level of agreement (Bland-Altman analyses). Two one-sided tests of equivalence for paired samples assessed differences between responses in the derivation cohort using previously recommended reference equations. RESULTS Normative reference ranges (5th-95th percentiles) for 28 peak CPET parameters and prediction models for 8 peak CPET parameters were based on 173 participants (47% male) who were 64 ± 10 years old. In the validation cohort (n = 84), peak CPET responses that were predicted with the newly generated models were equivalent to the measured values. Peak cardiac parameters predicted by the previously recommended reference equations by Jones and colleagues and Hansen and colleagues were significantly higher. INTERPRETATION This study provides reference ranges and prediction models for peak cardiac, ventilatory, operating lung volume, gas exchange, and symptom responses to incremental CPET and presents the most comprehensive reference set to date in Canadian adults who were ≥40 years old to be identified with population-based sampling.
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Winkert K, Kirsten J, Dreyhaupt J, Steinacker JM, Treff G. The COSMED K5 in Breath-by-Breath and Mixing Chamber Mode at Low to High Intensities. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2020; 52:1153-1162. [PMID: 31895296 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The portable metabolic analyzer COSMED K5 (Rome, Italy) allows for switching between breath-by-breath (BBB) and dynamic micro-mixing chamber (DMC) modes. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the K5 in BBB and DMC at low, moderate, and high metabolic rates. METHODS Two K5 simultaneously operated in BBB or DMC, whereas (i) a metabolic simulator (MS) produced four different metabolic rates (repeated eight times), and (ii) 12 endurance-trained participants performed bike exercise at 30%, 40%, 50%, and 85% of their individual power output at V˙O2max (repeated three times). K5 data were compared with predicted simulated values and consecutive Douglas bag measurements. RESULTS Reliability did not differ significantly between BBB and DMC, whereas the typical error and intraclass correlation coefficients for oxygen uptake (V˙O2), carbon dioxide output (V˙CO2), and minute ventilation (V˙E) ranged from 0.27% to 6.18% and from 0.32 to 1.00 within four metabolic rates, respectively. Validity indicated by mean differences ranged between 0.61% and -2.05% for V˙O2, 2.99% to -11.04% for V˙CO2, and 0.93% to -6.76% for V˙E compared with MS and Douglas bag at low to moderate metabolic rates and was generally similar for MS and bike exercise. At high rates, mean differences for V˙O2 amounted to -4.63% to -7.27% in BBB and -0.38% to -3.81% in DMC, indicating a significantly larger difference of BBB at the highest metabolic rate. CONCLUSION The K5 demonstrated accurate to acceptable reliability in BBB and DMC at all metabolic rates. Validity was accurate at low and moderate metabolic rates. At high metabolic rates, BBB underestimated V˙O2, whereas DMC showed superior validity. To test endurance athletes at high workloads, the DMC mode is recommended.
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- Kay Winkert
- Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, GERMANY
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- Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, GERMANY
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, GERMANY
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- Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, GERMANY
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Veiga RS, Müller CB, Cabistany LD, Formalioni AC, Pinheiro ES, Vecchio FBD. The validity of Keiser-M3 stationary bicycle with standard ergometer for physiological measurements associated with maximum effort. MOTRIZ: REVISTA DE EDUCACAO FISICA 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/s1980-6574202000020196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Rousseau S. Veiga
- Escola Superior de Educação Física, Brasil; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil
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- Escola Superior de Educação Física, Brasil; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil
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- Escola Superior de Educação Física, Brasil; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil
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- Escola Superior de Educação Física, Brasil; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil
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Bizjak DA, Schams P, Bloch W, Grau M, Latsch J. The intranasal AlaxoLito Plus Nasal Stent: Improvement of NO-induced microrheology and oxygen uptake during exercise? Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2019; 269:103260. [PMID: 31352012 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2019.103260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Revised: 07/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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AIM To investigate the influence of the intranasal AlaxoLito Plus Nasal Stent during exercise on nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, NO exhalation, red blood cell (RBC) deformability and oxygen uptake. METHODS Parameters were measured before and after acute cycle ergometer test at different intensities. Spirometric, microrheological and NO parameters were determined for oral (OB), nasal (NB) and nasal-stent breathing (SB). RBC deformability was measured and elongation indices for 3.87 Pa and maximal deformability were calculated. RBC/plasma/exhaled NO, oxygen uptake and respiratory rate were determined. RESULTS Exhaled NO was higher at rest during OB compared to SB and NB and decreased after exercise with NB and SB. Plasma and RBC NO remained unaltered during intervention. RBC deformability increased at moderate intensity during SB. Deformability decreased at moderate and medium intensity with NB. Respiratory rate for same oxygen uptake did not differ between breathing settings. CONCLUSION The AlaxoLito Plus Nasal Stent may modulate deformability during moderate exercise and increase NO exhalation without major effects on oxygen uptake and performance.
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- Daniel A Bizjak
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany.
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- Institute of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany.
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- Institute of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany.
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Morris M, Deery E, Sykes K. Chester treadmill police tests as alternatives to 15-m shuttle running. Occup Med (Lond) 2019; 69:133-138. [DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqz014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Chester, Chester, UK
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Chester, Chester, UK
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- Emeritus Professor of Occupational Health and Workplace Fitness, University of Chester, Chester, UK
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Guidetti L, Meucci M, Bolletta F, Emerenziani GP, Gallotta MC, Baldari C. Validity, reliability and minimum detectable change of COSMED K5 portable gas exchange system in breath-by-breath mode. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0209925. [PMID: 30596748 PMCID: PMC6312326 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to examine the validity, reliability and minimum detectable change (MDC) of the Cosmed K5 in breath by breath (BxB) mode, against VacuMed metabolic simulator. Intra and inter-units reliability was also assessed. METHODS Fourteen metabolic rates (from 0.9 to 4 L.min-1) were reproduced by a VacuMed system and pulmonary ventilation (VE), oxygen consumption (VO2) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2) were measured by two different K5 units. Validity was assessed by ordinary least products (OLP) regression analysis, Bland-Altman plots, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), mean percentage differences, technical errors (TE) and MDC for VE, VO2, and VCO2. Intra- and inter-K5 reliability was evaluated by absolute percentage differences between measurements (MAPE), ICCs, TE, and MDC. RESULTS Validity analysis from OLP regression data and Bland- Altman plots indicated high agreement between K5 and simulator. ICC values were excellent for all variables (>0.99). Mean percentage differences in VE (-0.50%, p = 0.11), VO2 (-0.04%, p = 0.80), and VCO2 (-1.03%, p = 0.09) showed no significant bias. The technical error (TE) ranged from 0.73% to 1.34% (VE and VCO2 respectively). MDC were lower than 4% (VE = 2.0%, VO2 = 3.8%, VCO2 = 3.7%). The intra and inter K5 reliability assessment reveled excellent ICCs (>0.99), MAPE <2% (no significant differences between trials), TE < or around 1%, MDC <or around 3%. CONCLUSIONS K5 in BxB mode is a valid and reliable system for metabolic measurements. This is the first study assessing the MDC accounting only for technical variability reporting intra- and inter-units MDCs <3.3%.
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- Laura Guidetti
- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Vascular Biology and Autonomic Studies Laboratory, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
- eCampus University, Novedrate (Como), Italy
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Ward SA. Open-circuit respirometry: real-time, laboratory-based systems. Eur J Appl Physiol 2018; 118:875-898. [PMID: 29728765 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-018-3860-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This review explores the conceptual and technological factors integral to the development of laboratory-based, automated real-time open-circuit mixing-chamber and breath-by-breath (B × B) gas-exchange systems, together with considerations of assumptions and limitations. Advances in sensor technology, signal analysis, and digital computation led to the emergence of these technologies in the mid-20th century, at a time when investigators were beginning to recognise the interpretational advantages of nonsteady-state physiological-system interrogation in understanding the aetiology of exercise (in)tolerance in health, sport, and disease. Key milestones include the 'Auchincloss' description of an off-line system to estimate alveolar O2 uptake B × B during exercise. This was followed by the first descriptions of real-time automated O2 uptake and CO2 output B × B measurement by Beaver and colleagues and by Linnarsson and Lindborg, and mixing-chamber measurement by Wilmore and colleagues. Challenges to both approaches soon emerged: e.g., the influence of mixing-chamber washout kinetics on mixed-expired gas concentration determination, and B × B alignment of gas-concentration signals with respired flow. The challenging algorithmic and technical refinements required for gas-exchange estimation at the alveolar level have also been extensively explored. In conclusion, while the technology (both hardware and software) underpinning real-time automated gas-exchange measurement has progressively advanced, there are still concerns regarding accuracy especially under the challenging conditions of changing metabolic rate.
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- Susan A Ward
- Human Bio-Energetics Research Centre, Crickhowell, Wales, NP8 1AT, UK.
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Macfarlane DJ. Open-circuit respirometry: a historical review of portable gas analysis systems. Eur J Appl Physiol 2017; 117:2369-2386. [PMID: 29043499 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-017-3716-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Scientists such as physiologists, engineers, and nutritionists have often sought to estimate human metabolic strain during daily activities and physical pursuits. The measurement of human metabolism can involve direct calorimetry as well as indirect calorimetry using both closed-circuit respirometry and open-circuit methods that can include diluted flow chambers and laboratory-based gas analysis systems. For field studies, methods involving questionnaires, pedometry, accelerometery, heart rate telemetry, and doubly labelled water exist, yet portable metabolic gas analysis remains the gold standard for most field studies on energy expenditure. This review focuses on research-based portable systems designed to estimate metabolic rate typically under steady-state conditions by critically examining each significant historical innovation. Key developments include Zuntz's 1906 innovative system, then a significant improvement to this purely mechanical system by the widely adopted Kofranyi-Michaelis device in the 1940s. Later, a series of technical improvements: in electronics lead to Wolf's Integrating Motor Pneumotachograph in the 1950s; in polarographic O2 cells in 1970-1980's allowed on-line oxygen uptake measures; in CO2 cells in 1990s allowed on-line respiratory exchange ratio determination; and in advanced sensors/computing power at the turn of the century led to the first truly breath-by-breath portable systems. Very recent significant updates to the popular Cosmed and Cortex systems and the potential commercial release of the NASA-developed 'PUMA' system show that technological developments in this niche area are still incrementally advancing.
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- Duncan J Macfarlane
- Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
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Aadland E, Andersen LB, Lerum Ø, Resaland GK. The Andersen aerobic fitness test: New peak oxygen consumption prediction equations in 10 and 16-year olds. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2017; 28:862-872. [DOI: 10.1111/sms.12985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- E. Aadland
- Faculty of Teacher Education and Sports; Western Norway University of Applied Sciences; Sogndal Norway
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- Faculty of Teacher Education and Sports; Western Norway University of Applied Sciences; Sogndal Norway
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- Faculty of Teacher Education and Sports; Western Norway University of Applied Sciences; Sogndal Norway
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- Faculty of Teacher Education and Sports; Western Norway University of Applied Sciences; Sogndal Norway
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Ellingson LD, Schwabacher IJ, Kim Y, Welk GJ, Cook DB. Validity of an Integrative Method for Processing Physical Activity Data. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2017; 48:1629-38. [PMID: 27015380 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED Accurate assessments of both physical activity and sedentary behaviors are crucial to understand the health consequences of movement patterns and to track changes over time and in response to interventions. PURPOSE The study evaluates the validity of an integrative, machine learning method for processing activity monitor data in relation to a portable metabolic analyzer (Oxycon mobile [OM]) and direct observation (DO). METHODS Forty-nine adults (age 18-40 yr) each completed 5-min bouts of 15 activities ranging from sedentary to vigorous intensity in a laboratory setting while wearing ActiGraph (AG) on the hip, activPAL on the thigh, and OM. Estimates of energy expenditure (EE) and categorization of activity intensity were obtained from the AG processed with Lyden's sojourn (SOJ) method and from our new sojourns including posture (SIP) method, which integrates output from the AG and activPAL. Classification accuracy and estimates of EE were then compared with criterion measures (OM and DO) using confusion matrices and comparisons of the mean absolute error of log-transformed data (MAE ln Q). RESULTS The SIP method had a higher overall classification agreement (79%, 95% CI = 75%-82%) than the SOJ (56%, 95% CI = 52%-59%) based on DO. Compared with OM, estimates of EE from SIP had lower mean absolute error of log-transformed data than SOJ for light-intensity (0.21 vs 0.27), moderate-intensity (0.33 vs 0.42), and vigorous-intensity (0.16 vs 0.35) activities. CONCLUSIONS The SIP method was superior to SOJ for distinguishing between sedentary and light activities as well as estimating EE at higher intensities. Thus, SIP is recommended for research in which accuracy of measurement across the full range of activity intensities is of interest.
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- Laura D Ellingson
- 1Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; 2Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; 3William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI; and 4MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM
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Development of a clinical applicable graphical user interface to automatically detect exercise oscillatory ventilation: The VOdEX-tool. Int J Cardiol 2017; 240:291-296. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Aerobic fitness and metabolic health in children: A clinical validation of directly measured maximal oxygen consumption versus performance measures as markers of health. Prev Med Rep 2017; 7:74-76. [PMID: 28593126 PMCID: PMC5458058 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Revised: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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High aerobic fitness is consistently associated with a favorable metabolic health profile in children. However, measurement of oxygen uptake, regarded as the gold standard for evaluating aerobic fitness, is often not feasible. Thus, the aim of the present study was to perform a clinical validation of three measures of aerobic fitness (peak oxygen consumption [VO2peak] and time to exhaustion [TTE] determined from a graded treadmill protocol to exhaustion, and the Andersen intermittent running test) with clustered metabolic health in 10-year-old children. We included 93 children (55 boys and 38 girls) from Norway during 2012–2013 in the study. Associations between aerobic fitness and three different composite metabolic health scores (including lipoprotein subgroup particle concentrations, triglyceride, glucose, systolic blood pressure, and waist-to-height ratio) were determined by regression analyses adjusting for sex. The relationships among the measures of aerobic fitness were r = 0.78 for VO2peak vs. TTE, r = 0.63 for VO2peak vs. the Andersen test, and r = 0.67 for TTE vs. the Andersen test. The Andersen test showed the strongest associations across all markers of metabolic health (r = − 0.45 to − 0.31, p < 0.002), followed by VO2peak (r = − 0.35 to − 0.12, p < 0.256), and TTE (r = − 0.28 to − 0.10, p < 0.334). Our findings indicate that indirect measures of aerobic fitness do not stand back as markers of metabolic health status in children, compared to VO2peak. This is of great importance as good field tests provide opportunities for measuring aerobic fitness in many settings where measuring VO2peak are impossible.
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Ellingson LD, Hibbing PR, Kim Y, Frey-Law LA, Saint-Maurice PF, Welk GJ. Lab-based validation of different data processing methods for wrist-worn ActiGraph accelerometers in young adults. Physiol Meas 2017; 38:1045-1060. [PMID: 28481750 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/aa6d00] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The wrist is increasingly being used as the preferred site for objectively assessing physical activity but the relative accuracy of processing methods for wrist data has not been determined. OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the validity of four processing methods for wrist-worn ActiGraph (AG) data against energy expenditure (EE) measured using a portable metabolic analyzer (OM; Oxycon mobile) and the Compendium of physical activity. APPROACH Fifty-one adults (ages 18-40) completed 15 activities ranging from sedentary to vigorous in a laboratory setting while wearing an AG and the OM. Estimates of EE and categorization of activity intensity were obtained from the AG using a linear method based on Hildebrand cutpoints (HLM), a non-linear modification of this method (HNLM), and two methods developed by Staudenmayer based on a Linear Model (SLM) and using random forest (SRF). Estimated EE and classification accuracy were compared to the OM and Compendium using Bland-Altman plots, equivalence testing, mean absolute percent error (MAPE), and Kappa statistics. MAIN RESULTS Overall, classification agreement with the Compendium was similar across methods ranging from a Kappa of 0.46 (HLM) to 0.54 (HNLM). However, specificity and sensitivity varied by method and intensity, ranging from a sensitivity of 0% (HLM for sedentary) to a specificity of ~99% for all methods for vigorous. None of the methods was significantly equivalent to the OM (p > 0.05). SIGNIFICANCE Across activities, none of the methods evaluated had a high level of agreement with criterion measures. Additional research is needed to further refine the accuracy of processing wrist-worn accelerometer data.
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- Laura D Ellingson
- Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa, United States of America
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Aadland E, Solbraa AK, Resaland GK, Steene-Johannessen J, Edvardsen E, Hansen BH, Anderssen SA. Reference values for and cross-validation of time to exhaustion on a modified Balke protocol in Norwegian men and women. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2016; 27:1248-1257. [PMID: 27747925 DOI: 10.1111/sms.12750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The aims of the present study were to provide reference values for time to exhaustion (TTE) on a modified Balke treadmill protocol, and to perform a cross-validation of TTE as a measure of maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max ), in Norwegian men and women 20-85 years of age. Reference values for TTE were derived from a national sample of 765 subjects. An additional sample of 119 subjects was included in the cross-validation (total n = 884), where prediction equations for VO2max was established. A decline in TTE was seen with increased age. Prediction of VO2max in an independent dataset (n = 319) resulted in a R2 = 0.78 and standard error of the estimate = 4.55 mL/kg/min. The observed-predicted bias was small (mean difference <1.24 mL/kg/min), whereas random error was considerable (95% limits of agreement ± 7.11-9.70 mL/kg/min) across age in both men and women. Despite limitations concerning the prediction of VO2max on an individual level, TTE from the Balke protocol is a good measure of aerobic fitness in adults across a range of settings, and could be evaluated according to the suggested reference values.
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- E Aadland
- Faculty of Teacher Education and Sports, Sogn og Fjordane University College, Sogndal, Norway
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- Faculty of Teacher Education and Sports, Sogn og Fjordane University College, Sogndal, Norway
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- Faculty of Teacher Education and Sports, Sogn og Fjordane University College, Sogndal, Norway
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- Faculty of Teacher Education and Sports, Sogn og Fjordane University College, Sogndal, Norway.,Department of Health Studies, Kristiania University College, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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Kim Y, Welk GJ. Criterion Validity of Competing Accelerometry-Based Activity Monitoring Devices. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2016; 47:2456-63. [PMID: 25910051 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the comparative and criterion validity of the three activity monitors in relation to a portable metabolic analyzer (Oxycon Mobile (OM)) in adults. METHODS A total of 52 adults age 18-40 yr each performed a series of 15 activities for 5 min each, with 1-min resting intervals between different activities. Participants completed the trials while wearing the three activity monitors and while being measured with the OM. Estimates of energy expenditure (EE) were obtained from the ActiGraph (one based on the vertical axis and the other from vector magnitude) as well as from the activPAL (AP) and the Core Armband (CA). The EE estimates were converted into MET(RMR) values by standardizing EE values with each person's resting metabolic rate and then temporarily matched to facilitate minute-by-minute comparisons. Equivalence testing and mean absolute percent errors (MAPE) were used to evaluate the agreement. RESULTS MET(RMR) values from the CA were significantly equivalent to those from the OM for the overall group comparison (90% confidence interval (CI), 3.65 and 3.85 MET(RMR)) and vigorous intensity (90% CI, 8.27 and 10.10 MET(RMR)). The CA had the smallest MAPE for moderate (20.7%) and vigorous (14.5%) intensity, but the AP had smaller MAPE for sedentary activities (27.4%) and light (24.7%) intensity activities. CONCLUSIONS The CA showed good agreement relative to the OM for the overall group comparison and for moderate and vigorous activities. The AP, in contrast, was the most accurate for sedentary and light activities. The combined use of the CA and AP may yield more accurate estimates of EE than using a single monitor.
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- Youngwon Kim
- Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Garcia-Tabar I, Eclache JP, Aramendi JF, Gorostiaga EM. Gas analyzer's drift leads to systematic error in maximal oxygen uptake and maximal respiratory exchange ratio determination. Front Physiol 2015; 6:308. [PMID: 26578980 PMCID: PMC4626835 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The aim was to examine the drift in the measurements of fractional concentration of oxygen (FO2) and carbon dioxide (FCO2) of a Nafion-using metabolic cart during incremental maximal exercise in 18 young and 12 elderly males, and to propose a way in which the drift can be corrected. The drift was verified by comparing the pre-test calibration values with the immediate post-test verification values of the calibration gases. The system demonstrated an average downscale drift (P < 0.001) in FO2 and FCO2 of -0.18% and -0.05%, respectively. Compared with measured values, corrected average maximal oxygen uptakevalues were 5-6% lower (P < 0.001) whereas corrected maximal respiratory exchange ratio values were 8-9% higher (P < 0.001). The drift was not due to an electronic instability in the analyzers because it was reverted after 20 min of recovery from the end of the exercise. The drift may be related to an incomplete removal of water vapor from the expired gas during transit through the Nafion conducting tube. These data demonstrate the importance of checking FO2 and FCO2 values by regular pre-test calibrations and post-test verifications, and also the importance of correcting a possible shift immediately after exercise.
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- Ibai Garcia-Tabar
- Studies, Research and Sports Medicine Center, Government of Navarre Pamplona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Performance, Sport-Occupational Activities-Biology-Association Lyon-Chassieu, France
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- Studies, Research and Sports Medicine Center, Government of Navarre Pamplona, Spain
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- Studies, Research and Sports Medicine Center, Government of Navarre Pamplona, Spain
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Saint-Maurice PF, Kim Y, Welk GJ, Gaesser GA. Kids are not little adults: what MET threshold captures sedentary behavior in children? Eur J Appl Physiol 2015; 116:29-38. [PMID: 26271677 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3238-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE The study compares MET-defined cutpoints used to classify sedentary behaviors in children using a simulated free-living design. METHODS A sample of 102 children (54 boys and 48 girls; 7-13 years) completed a set of 12 activities (randomly selected from a pool of 24 activities) in a random order. Activities were predetermined and ranged from sedentary to vigorous intensities. Participant's energy expenditure was measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system, Oxycon mobile. Measured minute-by-minute VO2 values (i.e., ml/kg/min) were converted to an adult- or child-MET value using the standard 3.5 ml/kg/min or the estimated child resting metabolic rate, respectively. Classification agreement was examined for both the "standard" (1.5 adult-METs) and an "adjusted" (2.0 adult-METs) MET-derived threshold for classifying sedentary behavior. Alternatively, we also tested the classification accuracy of a 1.5 child-MET threshold. Classification accuracy of sedentary activities was evaluated relative to the predetermined intensity categorization using receiver operator characteristic curves. RESULTS There were clear improvements in the classification accuracy for sedentary activities when a threshold of 2.0 adult-METs was used instead of 1.5 METs (Se1.5 METs = 4.7%, Sp1.5 METs = 100.0%; Se2.0 METs = 36.9%, Sp2.0 METs = 100.0 %). The use of child-METs while maintaining the 1.5 threshold also resulted in improvements in classification (Se = 45.1%, Sp = 100.0%). CONCLUSION Adult-MET thresholds are not appropriate for children when classifying sedentary activities. Classification accuracy for identifying sedentary activities was improved when either an adult-MET of 2.0 or a child-MET of 1.5 was used.
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- Pedro F Saint-Maurice
- Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, 235 Forker Building, Ames, IA, 50011, USA. .,School of Psychology: CIPsi, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
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- Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, 235 Forker Building, Ames, IA, 50011, USA. .,MRC Epidemiology Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
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- Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, 235 Forker Building, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
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- School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University, 550 N Third St, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA.
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Comparisons of prediction equations for estimating energy expenditure in youth. J Sci Med Sport 2014; 19:35-40. [PMID: 25459235 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 09/13/2014] [Accepted: 10/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the validity of Actigraph 2-regression models (2RM) and 1-regression models (1RM) for estimation of EE in children. DESIGN The study used a cross-sectional design with criterion estimates from a metabolic cart. METHODS A total of 59 children (7-13yrs) performed 12 activities (randomly selected from a set of 24 activities) for 5min each, while being concurrently measured with an Actigraph GT3X and indirect calorimetry. METRMR (MET considering one's resting metabolic rate) for the GT3X was estimated applying 2RM with vector magnitude (VM2RM) and vertical axis (VA2RM), and four standard 1RMs. The validity of the 2RMs and 1RMs was evaluated using 95% equivalence testing and mean absolute percent error (MAPE). RESULTS For the group-level comparison, equivalence testing revealed that the 90% confidence intervals for all 2RMs and 1RMs were outside of the equivalence zone (range: 3.63, 4.43) for indirect calorimetry. When comparing the individual activities, VM2RM produced smaller MAPEs (range: 14.5-45.3%) than VA2RM (range, 15.5-58.1%) and 1RMs (range, 14.5-75.1%) for most of the light and moderate activities. CONCLUSIONS None of the 2RMs and 1RMs were equivalent to indirect calorimetry. The 2RMs showed smaller individual-level errors than the 1RMs.
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Beltrami FG, Froyd C, Mamen A, Noakes TD. The validity of the Moxus Modular metabolic system during incremental exercise tests: impacts on detection of small changes in oxygen consumption. Eur J Appl Physiol 2014; 114:941-50. [PMID: 24477571 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-2825-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE We investigated the accuracy of the Moxus Modular Metabolic System (MOXUS) against the Douglas Bag Method (DBM) during high-intensity exercise, and whether the two methods agreed when detecting small changes in [Formula: see text] between two consecutive workloads ([Formula: see text]). METHODS Twelve trained male runners performed two maximal incremental running tests while gas exchange was analyzed simultaneously by the two systems using a serial setup for four consecutive intervals of 30 s on each test. Comparisons between methods were performed for [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], fractions of expired O2 (FeO2) and CO2 (FeCO2) and [Formula: see text]. RESULTS The MOXUS produced significant higher (mean ± SD, n = 54) readings for [Formula: see text] (80 ± 200 mL min(-1), p = 0.005) and [Formula: see text] (2.9 ± 4.2 L min(-1), p < 0.0001), but not FeO2 (-0.01 ± 0.09). Log-transformed 95 % limits of agreement for readings between methods were 94-110 % for [Formula: see text], 97-108 % for [Formula: see text] and 99-101 % for FeO2. [Formula: see text] for two consecutive measurements was not different between systems (120 ± 110 vs. 90 ± 190 mL min(-1) for MOXUS and DBM, respectively, p = 0.26), but agreement between methods was very low (r = 0.25, p = 0.12). DISCUSSION Although it was tested during high-intensity exercise and short sampling intervals, the MOXUS performed within the acceptable range of accuracy reported for automated analyzers. Most of the differences between equipments were due to differences in [Formula: see text]. Detecting small changes in [Formula: see text] during an incremental test with small changes in workload, however, might be beyond the equipment's accuracy.
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- Fernando G Beltrami
- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town and Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Boundary Road, Newlands, 7700, South Africa,
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Howe CCF, Matzko RO, Piaser F, Pitsiladis YP, Easton C. Stability of the K4b² portable metabolic analyser during rest, walking and running. J Sports Sci 2013; 32:157-63. [PMID: 24015850 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2013.812231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This study investigated the stability of the measurement of respiratory variables during rest, walking and running using the K4b(2) portable metabolic analyser in ten active males (age 31 ± 11 years; VO₂ peak 42.1 ± 2.6 ml · min(-1) · kg(-1)). Following a 10 min rest, participants completed three discontinuous incremental exercise tests on a treadmill while walking (4, 5 and 6 km · h(-1)) and running (8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 km · h(-1), or until volitional exhaustion). Participants completed 3 min of exercise at each speed, followed by a 3 min recovery after each stage above 10 km · h(-1). The respiratory variables were measured using either a laboratory-based metabolic cart as a reference method (Oxycon Pro, OP), a K4b(2) calibrated immediately before the test (K4b(2)), or a K4b(2) calibrated 1 h before the test (K4b(2)DEL). Compared to the OP, carbon dioxide production (VCO₂) and V(E) were not different when measured by K4b(2) or K4b(2)DEL. There was no difference in VO₂ between OP and K4b(2) tests (P = 0.19, mean difference = 38 ml · min(-1) and limits of agreement (LOA) = 208 to -285) although K4b(2)DEL overestimated VO₂ (P = 0.05, mean difference = 84 ml · min(-1) and LOA = 302 to -469). These data suggest that a drift in measurement accuracy appears to cause the K4b(2) to overestimate VO₂ in tests lasting longer than 1 h.
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Increased plasma levels of soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (sFlt-1) in women by moderate exercise and increased plasma levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in overweight/obese women. Eur J Cancer Prev 2013; 22:83-9. [PMID: 22609636 DOI: 10.1097/cej.0b013e328353ed81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The incidence of breast cancer is increasing worldwide, and this seems to be related to an increase in lifestyle risk factors, including physical inactivity and overweight/obesity. We have reported previously that exercise induced a circulating angiostatic phenotype characterized by increased soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and endostatin and decreased unbound vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in men. However, there are no data on women. The present study determines the following: (a) whether moderate exercise increased sFlt-1 and endostatin and decreased unbound VEGF in the circulation of adult female volunteers and (b) whether overweight/obese women have a higher plasma level of unbound VEGF than lean women. A total of 72 African American and White adult women volunteers ranging in age from 18 to 44 years were enrolled in the exercise study. All the participants walked on a treadmill for 30 min at a moderate intensity (55-59% heart rate reserve), and oxygen consumption (VO(2)) was quantified utilizing a metabolic cart. We obtained blood samples before and immediately after exercise from 63 participants. ELISA assays showed that the plasma levels of sFlt-1 were 67.8±3.7 pg/ml immediately after exercise (30 min), significantly higher than the basal levels, 54.5±3.3 pg/ml, before exercise (P<0.01; n=63). There was no significant difference in the % increase in the sFlt-1 levels after exercise between African American and White (P=0.533) women or between lean and overweight/obese women (P=0.892). There was no significant difference in the plasma levels of unbound VEGF (35.28±5.47 vs. 35.23±4.96 pg/ml; P=0.99) or endostatin (111.12±5.48 vs. 115.45±7.15 ng/ml; P=0.63) before and after exercise. The basal plasma levels of unbound VEGF in overweight/obese women were 52.26±9.6 pg/ml, significantly higher than the basal levels of unbound VEGF in lean women, 27.34±4.99 pg/ml (P<0.05). The results support our hypothesis that exercise-induced plasma levels of sFlt-1 could be an important clinical biomarker to explore the mechanisms of exercise training in reducing the progression of breast cancer and that VEGF is an important biomarker in obesity and obesity-related cancer progression.
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Nieman DC, Austin MD, Dew D, Utter AC. Validity of COSMED's Quark CPET Mixing Chamber System in Evaluating Energy Metabolism During Aerobic Exercise in Healthy Male Adults. Res Sports Med 2013; 21:136-45. [DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2012.757227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- David C. Nieman
- a Department of Health, Leisure, and Exercise Science, Human Performance Lab , Appalachian State University , Boone , North Carolina , USA
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- a Department of Health, Leisure, and Exercise Science, Human Performance Lab , Appalachian State University , Boone , North Carolina , USA
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- a Department of Health, Leisure, and Exercise Science, Human Performance Lab , Appalachian State University , Boone , North Carolina , USA
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- a Department of Health, Leisure, and Exercise Science, Human Performance Lab , Appalachian State University , Boone , North Carolina , USA
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Rosdahl H, Lindberg T, Edin F, Nilsson J. The Moxus Modular metabolic system evaluated with two sensors for ventilation against the Douglas bag method. Eur J Appl Physiol 2012; 113:1353-67. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2551-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Medbø JI, Mamen A, Beltrami FG. Examination of the Moxus Modular Metabolic System by the Douglas-bag technique. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2012; 37:860-71. [DOI: 10.1139/h2012-056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the performance of the Moxus Modular Metabolic System from AEI Technologies, Inc. using the Douglas-bag method as reference. To achieve this, eight moderately trained subjects cycled for 5 min at constant powers from 50 to 300 W in increments of 50 W. The O2 uptake was measured simultaneously by both systems during the last minute of each stage. The O2 uptake reported by the Moxus system was 83 ± 78 mL·min–1 higher (mean ± SD; ≈3%, +62 µmol·s–1, P < 0.001) than that reported by the Douglas-bag method; the bias varied by ≈2% between the subjects. The higher O2 uptake of the Moxus system was a consequence of 1.4% ± 3.0% higher reported ventilation and 2% ± 3% higher reported O2 extraction per volume of air breathed. The respiratory exchange ratio (R value) reported by the Moxus system rose proportionally to that of the Douglas-bag method and was 1% ± 2% higher for the range examined (0.75–1.10). Repeated tests of the maximal O2 uptake showed a variability (coefficient of variation) of 2.5%. The study concluded that measurements by the Moxus system showed some bias and residual variation and, in addition, some systematic differences between the subjects in the O2 uptake. The R value was reported quite accurately with moderate random error. Although there were some computer software and hardware instability problems that need to be solved, the Moxus system worked quite well and provided data more reliable than those of most commercial instruments.
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- Sogn og Fjordane University College, Faculty of Teacher Education and Sport, Sogndal, Norway
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- Exercise Sciences and Sports Medicine Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Macfarlane DJ, Wu HL. Inter-unit variability in two ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400 automated metabolic gas analysis systems. Eur J Appl Physiol 2012; 113:753-62. [PMID: 22945269 PMCID: PMC3569593 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2483-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Knowing the inter-unit variability, especially the technological error, is important when using many physiological measurement systems, yet no such inter-unit analysis has been undertaken on duplicate automated gas analysis systems. This study investigated the inter-unit performance of two identical ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400 automated gas analysis systems during a range of submaximal steady-state exercises performed on an electromagnetic cycle ergometer. Fifteen adult males were tested on two separate days a rest, 30, 60, 90, and 120 Watts with the duplicate gas analysis units arranged (1) collaterally (2 min of steady-state expired gas was alternately passed through each system), and (2) simultaneously (identical steady-state expired gas was passed simultaneously through both systems). Total within-subject variation (biological + technological) was determined from the collateral tests, but the unique inter-unit variability (technological error between identical systems) was shown by the simultaneous tests. Absolute percentage errors (APE), coefficient of variations (CV), effect sizes and Bland-Altman analyses were undertaken on the metabolic data, including expired ventilation (V (E)), oxygen consumption (VO(2)) and carbon dioxide production (VCO(2)). The few statistically significant differences detected between the two duplicate systems were determined to have small or trivial effect sizes, and their magnitudes to be of little physiological importance. The total within-subject variations for VO(2), VCO(2) and V (E) each equated to a mean CV and mean APE value of ~4 and ~6 %, whilst the respective inter-unit technological errors equated to ~1.5 and ~2.1 %. The two ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400 systems demonstrated excellent inter-unit agreement.
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- D J Macfarlane
- Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
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Kim DY, Robergs RA. Validation of a new mixing chamber system for breath-by-breath indirect calorimetry. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2012; 37:157-66. [PMID: 22300357 DOI: 10.1139/h11-147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Limited validation research exists for applications of breath-by-breath systems of expired gas analysis indirect calorimetry (EGAIC) during exercise. We developed improved hardware and software for breath-by-breath indirect calorimetry (NEW) and validated this system as well as a commercial system (COM) against 2 methods: (i) mechanical ventilation with known calibration gas, and (ii) human subjects testing for 5 min each at rest and cycle ergometer exercise at 100 and 175 W. Mechanical calibration consisted of medical grade and certified calibration gas ((4.95% CO(2), 12.01% O(2), balance N(2)), room air (20.95% O(2), 0.03% CO(2), balance N(2)), and 100% nitrogen), and an air flow turbine calibrated with a 3-L calibration syringe. Ventilation was mimicked manually using complete 3-L calibration syringe manouvers at a rate of 10·min(-1) from a Douglas bag reservoir of calibration gas. The testing of human subjects was completed in a counterbalanced sequence based on 5 repeated tests of all conditions for a single subject. Rest periods of 5 and 10 min followed the 100 and 175 W conditions, respectively. COM and NEW had similar accuracy when tested with known ventilation and gas fractions. However, during human subjects testing COM significantly under-measured carbon dioxide gas fractions, over-measured oxygen gas fractions and minute ventilation, and resulted in errors to each of oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide output, and respiratory exchange ratio. These discrepant findings reveal that controlled ventilation and gas fractions are insufficient to validate breath-by-breath, and perhaps even time-averaged, systems of EGAIC. The errors of the COM system reveal the need for concern over the validity of commercial systems of EGAIC.
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- Do-Yeon Kim
- Department of Health, Exercise, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Wicks JR, Oldridge NB, Nielsen LK, Vickers CE. HR index--a simple method for the prediction of oxygen uptake. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2012; 43:2005-12. [PMID: 21364476 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e318217276e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Energy expenditure measured in METs is widely used in cardiovascular medicine, exercise physiology, and nutrition assessment. However, measurement of METs requires complex equipment to determine oxygen uptake. A simple method to predict oxygen uptake on the basis of HR measurements without requirement for gas analysis, movement-recording devices, or exercise equipment (treadmills, cycle ergometers) would enable a simple prediction of energy expenditure. The purpose of this study was to determine whether HR can be used to accurately predict oxygen uptake. METHODS Published studies that reported a measured resting HR (HR(rest)), a measured activity HR (HR(absolute)), and a measured oxygen uptake (mL O(2)·kg(-1)·min(-1)) associated with the HR(absolute) were identified. A total of 220 data sets were extracted from 60 published exercise studies (total subject cohort = 11,257) involving a diverse range of age, pathophysiology, and the presence/absence of β-blocker therapy. Net HR (HR(net) = HR(absolute) - HR(rest)) and HR index (HR(index) = HR(absolute)/HR(rest)) were calculated from the HR data. A regression analysis of oxygen uptake (expressed as METs) was performed against HR(absolute), HR(net), and HR(index). RESULTS Statistical models for the relationship between METs and the different HR parameters (HR(absolute), HR(net), and HR(index)) were developed. A comparison between regression analyses for the models and the actual data extracted from the published studies demonstrated that the best fit model was the regression equation describing the relationship between HR(index) and METs. Subgroup analyses of clinical state (normal, pathology), testing device (cycle ergometer, treadmill), test protocol (maximal, submaximal), gender, and the effect of β-blockade were all consistent with combined data analysis, demonstrating the robustness of the equation. CONCLUSIONS HR(index) can be used to predict energy expenditure with the equation METs = 6HR(index) - 5.
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Shephard RJ, Aoyagi Y. Measurement of human energy expenditure, with particular reference to field studies: an historical perspective. Eur J Appl Physiol 2011; 112:2785-815. [PMID: 22160180 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2268-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Over the years, techniques for the study of human movement have ranged in complexity and precision from direct observation of the subject through activity diaries, questionnaires, and recordings of body movement, to the measurement of physiological responses, studies of metabolism and indirect and direct calorimetry. This article reviews developments in each of these domains. Particular reference is made to their impact upon the continuing search for valid field estimates of activity patterns and energy expenditures, as required by the applied physiologist, ergonomist, sports scientist, nutritionist and epidemiologist. Early observers sought to improve productivity in demanding employment. Direct observation and filming of workers were supplemented by monitoring of heart rates, ventilation and oxygen consumption. Such methods still find application in ergonomics and sport, but many investigators are now interested in relationships between habitual physical activity and chronic disease. Even sophisticated questionnaires still do not provide valid information on the absolute energy expenditures associated with good health. Emphasis has thus shifted to use of sophisticated pedometer/accelerometers, sometimes combining their output with GPS and other data. Some modern pedometer/accelerometers perform well in the laboratory, but show substantial systematic errors relative to laboratory reference criteria such as the metabolism of doubly labeled water when assessing the varied activities of daily life. The challenge remains to develop activity monitors that are sufficiently inexpensive for field use, yet meet required accuracy standards. Possibly, measurements of oxygen consumption by portable respirometers may soon satisfy part of this need, although a need for valid longer term monitoring will remain.
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- Roy J Shephard
- Faculty of Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Validity, reliability and stability of the portable Cortex Metamax 3B gas analysis system. Eur J Appl Physiol 2011; 112:2539-47. [PMID: 22075643 PMCID: PMC3371330 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2230-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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This study investigated the performance of the portable Cortex Metamax 3B (MM3B) automated gas analysis system during both simulated and human exercise using adolescents. Repeated measures using a Gas Exchange System Validator (GESV) across a range of simulated metabolic rates, showed the MM3B to be adequately reliable (both percentage errors, and percentage technical error of measurements <2%) for measuring expired ventilation (VE), oxygen consumption (VO2), and carbon dioxide production (VCO2). Over a 3 h period, the MM3B was shown to be acceptably stable in measuring gas fractions, as well as VE, VO2, and VCO2 generated by the GESV, especially at moderate and high metabolic rates (drifts <2% and of minor physiological significance). Using eight healthy adolescents during rest, moderate, and vigorous cycle ergometry, the validity of the MM3B was tested against the primary criterion Douglas bag method (DBM) and a secondary criterion machine known to be accurate, the Jaeger Oxycon Pro system. No significant errors in VE were noted, yet the MM3B significantly overestimated both VO2 and VCO2 by approximately 10–17% at moderate and vigorous exercise as compared to the DBM and at all exercise levels compared to the Oxycon Pro. No significant differences were seen in any metabolic variable between the two criterion systems (DBM and Oxycon Pro). It is concluded the MM3B produces acceptably stable and reliable results, but is not adequately valid during moderate and vigorous exercise without some further correction of VO2 and VCO2.
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Salier Eriksson J, Rosdahl H, Schantz P. Validity of the Oxycon Mobile metabolic system under field measuring conditions. Eur J Appl Physiol 2011; 112:345-55. [PMID: 21559947 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1985-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2010] [Accepted: 04/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study aimed to validate a portable metabolic system in field measuring conditions, such as prolonged moderate exercise at low temperatures, high humidity and with external wind. VO(2), VCO(2), RER and V (E) were measured using the Oxycon Mobile (OM), with a windshield, during cycle ergometer exercise: (1) indoors at three submaximal workloads with no wind or with external wind (13-20 m s(-1)) from front, side and back; (2) at two submaximal workloads outdoors (12 ± 2°C; 86 ± 7% relative humidity (RH)), with and without a system for drying the ambient air around the air sampling tube; and (3) at one workload outdoors for 45 min (5 ± 4°C; 69 ± 16.5% RH). Any physiological drift was checked for with pre- and postmeasurements by the Douglas bag method (DBM). A minor effect of external wind from behind was noted in RER and V (E) (-2 and -3%). The system for drying the ambient air around the gas sampling tube had no effect on the measured levels. A small difference in VCO(2) drift between the OM and DBM (1.5 mL min(-2)) was noted in the stability test. The results indicated that heavy external wind applied from different directions generally does not affect the measurements of the OM and further that, when using a unit for drying the ambient air around the gas sampling tube, the OM can accurately measure VO(2), RER and V (E) at submaximal workloads for at least 45 min under challenging conditions with regard to humidity and temperature.
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Breil FA, Weber SN, Koller S, Hoppeler H, Vogt M. Block training periodization in alpine skiing: effects of 11-day HIT on VO2max and performance. Eur J Appl Physiol 2010; 109:1077-86. [PMID: 20364385 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1455-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Attempting to achieve the high diversity of training goals in modern competitive alpine skiing simultaneously can be difficult and may lead to compromised overall adaptation. Therefore, we investigated the effect of block training periodization on maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) and parameters of exercise performance in elite junior alpine skiers. Six female and 15 male athletes were assigned to high-intensity interval (IT, N = 13) or control training groups (CT, N = 8). IT performed 15 high-intensity aerobic interval (HIT) sessions in 11 days. Sessions were 4 x 4 min at 90-95% of maximal heart rate separated by 3-min recovery periods. CT continued their conventionally mixed training, containing endurance and strength sessions. Before and 7 days after training, subjects performed a ramp incremental test followed by a high-intensity time-to-exhaustion (tlim) test both on a cycle ergometer, a 90-s high-box jump test as well as countermovement (CMJ) and squat jumps (SJ) on a force plate. IT significantly improved relative VO2max by 6.0% (P < 0.01; male +7.5%, female +2.1%), relative peak power output by 5.5% (P < 0.01) and power output at ventilatory threshold 2 by 9.6% (P < 0.01). No changes occurred for these measures in CT. tlim remained unchanged in both groups. High-box jump performance was significantly improved in males of IT only (4.9%, P < 0.05). Jump peak power (CMJ -4.8%, SJ -4.1%; P < 0.01), but not height decreased in IT only. For competitive alpine skiers, block periodization of HIT offers a promising way to efficiently improve VO2max and performance. Compromised explosive jump performance might be associated with persisting muscle fatigue.
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- Fabio A Breil
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 2, 3000, Bern 9, Switzerland.
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Evaluation of the Oxycon Mobile metabolic system against the Douglas bag method. Eur J Appl Physiol 2009; 109:159-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1326-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Blessinger J, Sawyer B, Davis C, Irving BA, Weltman A, Gaesser G. Reliability of the VmaxST portable metabolic measurement system. Int J Sports Med 2008; 30:22-6. [PMID: 18651368 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the VmaxST portable metabolic measurement system. Forty-five healthy adults (age = 25.7 +/- 5.9 yr; height = 171.8 +/- 9.1 cm; weight = 69.6 +/- 12.8 kg; VO2peak) = 40.7 ml/kg/min; percent fat = 21.7 +/- 11.0) performed two separate and identical exercise routines on different days consisting of treadmill walking at 2.0 mph (53.6 m/min), 3.0 mph (80.5 m/min), and 4.0 mph (107.3 m/min) and running at 6.0 mph (160.9 m/min). VE and gas exchange were measured continuously breath-to-breath. A random effects model on log-transformed data yielded coefficients of variation (CV) and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for VO2 and VE of 5.2 - 7.6 %, and 0.77 - 0.92, respectively, for all walking and running trials. For VCO2, CVs were higher (10 - 12 %) and ICCs lower (0.70 - 0.81). Ordinary least squares regression between the individual difference scores and the individual mean scores for VE, VO2 and VCO2, respectively, indicated no systematic bias (all p > 0.05). Bland-Altman analysis also illustrated no systematic bias between repeated measurements. The VmaxST provides reliable measurements of VO2 and VE during walking and running eliciting VE and VO2 at least up to approximately 56 and 2.2 l/min, respectively. The system appears to be less reliable for measuring VCO2.
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- J Blessinger
- Student Health Connection, California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
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Quality Assurance and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Clinical Trials. J Card Fail 2008; 14:283-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2007] [Revised: 12/26/2007] [Accepted: 01/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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ARVIDSSON DANIEL, SLINDE FRODE, LARSSON SVEN, HULTHÉN LENA. Energy Cost of Physical Activities in Children. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2007; 39:2076-84. [DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31814fb439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Galiè N, Beghetti M, Gatzoulis MA, Granton J, Berger RMF, Lauer A, Chiossi E, Landzberg M. Bosentan Therapy in Patients With Eisenmenger Syndrome. Circulation 2006; 114:48-54. [PMID: 16801459 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.630715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 538] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background—
Eisenmenger syndrome is characterized by the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension with consequent intracardiac right-to-left shunt and hypoxemia in patients with preexisting congenital heart disease. Because Eisenmenger syndrome is associated with increased endothelin expression, patients may benefit from endothelin receptor antagonism. Theoretically, interventions that have some effect on the systemic vascular bed could worsen the shunt and increase hypoxemia.
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The Bosentan Randomized Trial of Endothelin Antagonist Therapy-5 (BREATHE-5) was a 16-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the effect of bosentan, a dual endothelin receptor antagonist, on systemic pulse oximetry (primary safety end point) and pulmonary vascular resistance (primary efficacy end point) in patients with World Health Organization functional class III Eisenmenger syndrome. Hemodynamics were assessed by right- and left-heart catheterization. Secondary end points included exercise capacity assessed by 6-minute walk distance, additional hemodynamic parameters, functional capacity, and safety. Fifty-four patients were randomized 2:1 to bosentan (n=37) or placebo (n=17) for 16 weeks. The placebo-corrected effect on systemic pulse oximetry was 1.0% (95% confidence interval, −0.7 to 2.8), demonstrating that bosentan did not worsen oxygen saturation. Compared with placebo, bosentan reduced pulmonary vascular resistance index (−472.0 dyne · s · cm
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In this first placebo-controlled trial in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome, bosentan was well tolerated and improved exercise capacity and hemodynamics without compromising peripheral oxygen saturation.
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- Nazzareno Galiè
- Istituto di Cardiologia, Università di Bologna, Via Massarenti, 9 IT-40138, Bologna, Italy.
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