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Goulart CDL, Agostoni P, Salvioni E, Silva RN, Bassi-Dibai D, Roscani MG, Arena R, Myers J, Borghi-Silva A. Phenotyping cardiopulmonary exercise testing measures in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: A comparison between Italy and Brazil. Heart Lung 2024; 65:54-58. [PMID: 38402757 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2024.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND While patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF) constitutes a global health crisis the incidence, prevalence and prognosis of the disease may differ depending on the continent and country. OBJECTIVE To profile, analyze and compare cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) data of patients with HFrEF between Italian and Brazilian cohorts. METHODS In this observational study, a total of 630 patients with clinical and functional diagnosis of HFrEF (315 patients from Brazil and 315 patients from Italy) performed CPET. RESULTS Although Brazilian patients were slightly younger (Brazil 60±10 vs Italy 64±11 p<0.001) with a better peak oxygen consumption (V̇O2), circulatory power and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (p<0.01), ventilatory inefficiency and oscillation ventilation was higher when compared to the Italian cohort. When stratifying patients with LVEF≤30 % and age≥60 years, Brazilian patients presented worse ventilatory efficiency, and lower peak V̇O2 compared to the Italian cohort. CONCLUSION Patients with HFrEF from Brazil exhibited higher ventilatory inefficiency and a greater prevalence of oscillatory ventilation during CPET compared to patients with the same diagnosis from Italy.
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- Cássia da Luz Goulart
- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Via Parea 4, Milan 20138, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Management in Health Programs and Services, Universidade CEUMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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- Cardiology and Exercise Research Center Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto CA, United States
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil.
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Fairchild JK, Myers J, Louras P, Jo B, McNerney MW, Hallmayer J, Yesavage J. Multimodal Exercise and Cognitive Training Program Improves Cognitive Function in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2024; 32:463-474. [PMID: 38220592 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the preliminary efficacy of a combined physical exercise + cognitive training intervention for older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). DESIGN Randomized clinical trial. SETTING Veteran Affairs Hospital, Palo Alto, CA. PARTICIPANTS Sample included 72 community-dwelling volunteers (mean age 72.4 ± 9.5) diagnosed with aMCI. INTERVENTION Participants were randomized to either a combined aerobic and resistance exercise + cognitive training (CARE+CT) or stretching exercise + CT (SE+CT). MEASUREMENTS Primary outcomes included intervention specific assessments of word list and name-face recall. Secondary cognitive outcomes included standardized composite scores that reflect cognitive domains (e.g., learning and memory, executive function, processing speed, visuospatial ability, language). Secondary physiological outcomes included VO2 max and functional capacity (e.g., distance walked 6-minute walk test). APOE and BDNF were determined from whole blood samples. RESULTS Controlling for age and employment status, linear mixed effects models revealed that all participants experienced significant improvement in the delayed recall of word list, learning and memory and executive function. Only the CARE+CT condition had significant improvement in processing speed and functional capacity. APOE4 status impacted cognitive benefits of those in the SE+CT condition. CONCLUSIONS Results provide preliminary support for combined exercise and cognitive training interventions for older adults with aMCI. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms involved as well as the impact of these interventions in diverse samples. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01962038.
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- Jennifer Kaci Fairchild
- VISN 21 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (JKF, PL, MWM, JH, JY), Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (JKF, PL, BJ, MWM, JH, JY), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305.
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- Department of Cardiology (JM), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- VISN 21 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (JKF, PL, MWM, JH, JY), Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (JKF, PL, BJ, MWM, JH, JY), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (JKF, PL, BJ, MWM, JH, JY), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- VISN 21 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (JKF, PL, MWM, JH, JY), Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (JKF, PL, BJ, MWM, JH, JY), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- VISN 21 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (JKF, PL, MWM, JH, JY), Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (JKF, PL, BJ, MWM, JH, JY), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- VISN 21 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (JKF, PL, MWM, JH, JY), Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (JKF, PL, BJ, MWM, JH, JY), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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Santana EJ, Christle JW, Cauwenberghs N, Peterman JE, Busque V, Gomes B, Bagherzadeh SP, Moneghetti K, Kuznetsova T, Wheeler M, Ashley E, Harber MP, Arena R, Kaminsky LA, Myers J, Haddad F. Improving Reporting of Exercise Capacity Across Age Ranges Using Novel Workload Reference Equations. Am J Cardiol 2024; 215:32-41. [PMID: 38301753 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Exercise capacity (EC) is an important predictor of survival in the general population and in subjects with cardiopulmonary disease. Despite its relevance, considering the percent-predicted workload (%pWL) given by current equations may overestimate EC in older adults. Therefore, to improve the reporting of EC in clinical practice, our main objective was to develop workload reference equations (pWL) that better reflect the relation between workload and age. Using the Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise National Database (FRIEND), we analyzed a reference group of 6,966 apparently healthy participants and 1,060 participants with heart failure who underwent graded treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise testing. For the first group, the mean age was 44 years (18 to 79); 56.5% of participants were males and 15.4% had obesity. Peak oxygen consumption was 11.6 ± 3.0 METs in males and 8.5 ± 2.4 METs in females. After partition analysis, we first developed sex-specific pWL equations to allow comparisons to a healthy weight reference. For males, pWL (METs) = 14.1-0.9×10-3×age2 and 11.5-0.87×10-3×age2 for females. We used those equations as denominators of %pWL, and based on their distribution, we determined thresholds for EC classification, with average EC defined by the range corresponding to 85% to 115%pWL. Compared with %pWL using current equations, the new equations yielded better-calibrated %pWL across different age ranges. We also derived body mass index-adjusted pWL equations that better assessed EC in subjects with heart failure. In conclusion, the novel pWL equations have the potential to impact the report of EC in practice.
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- Everton J Santana
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Stanford Sports Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Fisher Institute of Health and Well-Being, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Department of Cardiology, Pneumology and Angiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory, College of Health, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, Illinios
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- Fisher Institute of Health and Well-Being, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana; Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory, College of Health, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, Illinios
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- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, Illinios; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Wu Tsai Performance Alliance, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
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Busque V, Christle JW, Moneghetti KJ, Cauwenberghs N, Kouznetsova T, Blumberg Y, Wheeler MT, Ashley E, Haddad F, Myers J. Quantifying assumptions underlying peak oxygen consumption equations across the body mass spectrum. Clin Obes 2024:e12653. [PMID: 38475989 DOI: 10.1111/cob.12653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
Abstract
The goal of this study is to quantify the assumptions associated with the Wasserman-Hansen (WH) and Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise: A National Database (FRIEND) predictive peak oxygen consumption (pVO2 ) equations across body mass index (BMI). Assumptions in pVO2 for both equations were first determined using a simulation and then evaluated using exercise data from the Stanford Exercise Testing registry. We calculated percent-predicted VO2 (ppVO2 ) values for both equations and compared them using the Bland-Altman method. Assumptions associated with pVO2 across BMI categories were quantified by comparing the slopes of age-adjusted VO2 ratios (pVO2 /pre-exercise VO2 ) and ppVO2 values for different BMI categories. The simulation revealed lower predicted fitness among adults with obesity using the FRIEND equation compared to the WH equations. In the clinical cohort, we evaluated 2471 patients (56.9% male, 22% with BMI >30 kg/m2 , pVO2 26.8 mlO2 /kg/min). The Bland-Altman plot revealed an average relative difference of -1.7% (95% CI: -2.1 to -1.2%) between WH and FRIEND ppVO2 values with greater differences among those with obesity. Analysis of the VO2 ratio to ppVO2 slopes across the BMI spectrum confirmed the assumption of lower fitness in those with obesity, and this trend was more pronounced using the FRIEND equation. Peak VO2 estimations between the WH and FRIEND equations differed significantly among individuals with obesity. The FRIEND equation resulted in a greater attributable reduction in pVO2 associated with obesity relative to the WH equations. The outlined relationships between BMI and predicted VO2 may better inform the clinical interpretation of ppVO2 values during cardiopulmonary exercise test evaluations.
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- Vincent Busque
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
- Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Palo Alto Veterans Administration, Palo Alto, California, USA
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de la Guía-Galipienso F, Palau P, Berenguel-Senen A, Perez-Quilis C, Christle JW, Myers J, Haddad F, Baggish A, D'Ascenzi F, Lavie CJ, Lippi G, Sanchis-Gomar F. Being fit in the COVID-19 era and future epidemics prevention: Importance of cardiopulmonary exercise test in fitness evaluation. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2024; 83:84-91. [PMID: 38452909 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2024.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Endurance and resistance physical activity have been shown to stimulate the production of immunoglobulins and boost the levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines, natural killer cells, and neutrophils in the bloodstream, thereby strengthening the ability of the innate immune system to protect against diseases and infections. Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) greatly impacted people's cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and health worldwide. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) remains valuable in assessing physical condition, predicting illness severity, and guiding interventions and treatments. In this narrative review, we summarize the connections and impact of COVID-19 on CRF levels and its implications on the disease's progression, prognosis, and mortality. We also emphasize the significant contribution of CPET in both clinical evaluations of recovering COVID-19 patients and scientific investigations focused on comprehending the enduring health consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Fernando de la Guía-Galipienso
- School of Medicine, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain; REMA Sports Cardiology Clinic, Denia, Alicante, Spain; Ergospirometry Working Group Spanish Society of Cardiology, Madrid, Spain
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- Ergospirometry Working Group Spanish Society of Cardiology, Madrid, Spain; Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario, INCLIVA. Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Ergospirometry Working Group Spanish Society of Cardiology, Madrid, Spain; Cardiovascular Prevention and Sports Cardiology Unit, University Hospital of Toledo, Toledo, Spain
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Cardiovascular Performance Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Swiss Olympic Medical Center, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland; Institute for Sport Science, University of Lausanne (ISSUL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Sports Cardiology and Rehab Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School - The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Section of Clinical Biochemistry and School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Ross R, Arena R, Myers J, Kokkinos P, Kaminsky LA. Update to the 2016 American Heart Association cardiorespiratory fitness statement. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2024; 83:10-15. [PMID: 38387825 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2024.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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In 2016 the American Heart Association published a scientific statement that summarized a large body of evidence concluding that cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) was a powerful marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD-mortality risk; its association with morbidity and mortality was independent of commonly obtained risk factors, and consequently, that it should be a routine measure in all health care settings. Since 2016 the interest in CRF as a prognostic for human health and performance has increased exponentially. This review will summarize a growing body of evidence that reinforces the notion that the assessment of CRF improves patient/client management. Feasible means of CRF assessment in health care settings is considered, and the expected response of CRF to exercise consistent with consensus recommendations is reviewed. The association between CRF and health care costs is also explored. The evidence reviewed will reinforce the conclusions drawn in 2016; that overwhelming evidence demands that CRF should be a routine assessment in all health care settings - a vital sign.
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- Robert Ross
- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cardiology, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Kinesiology and Health, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, USA; George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Health, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
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Raisi A, Bernardi E, Myers J, Piva T, Zerbini V, Masotti S, Menegatti E, Caruso L, Mazzoni G, Grazzi G, Mandini S. Change in Peak Oxygen Uptake Predicted by the Moderate 1-km Treadmill Walking Test After Walking Training in Outpatients With Cardiovascular Disease. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2024; 44:131-136. [PMID: 37616588 DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of the moderate 1-km treadmill walking test (1km-TWT) to predict changes in peak oxygen uptake (V˙O 2peak ) in patients with stable cardiovascular disease (CVD) during an exercise-based secondary prevention program. METHODS Sixty-four male outpatients with stable CVD (age 64 [41-85] yr) performed the 1km-TWT before and after an 8-wk walking training program. Patient V˙O 2peak was estimated using a sex-specific equation including age, body mass index, 1km-TWT performance time, and heart rate (V˙O 2peakEST ). Forty-one patients completed a maximal cardiopulmonary treadmill test (CPX) for direct V˙O 2peak determination (V˙O 2peakMEAS ). The training prescription consisted of moderate-to-high intensity supervised walking for 30-40 min/session, and an additional 2-4 times/wk of unsupervised home moderate walking sessions between 20-60 min at the end of the program. The walking intensity was based on the results of the 1km-TWT. RESULTS Patients participated in an average of 14 of the 16 supervised sessions. An overall significant improvement in V˙O 2peakMEAS and weekly recreational physical activity levels were observed. No differences were observed between V˙O 2peakMEAS and V˙O 2peakEST . Compared with CPX results, the 1km-TWT underestimated the V˙O 2peak increase after the exercise intervention (mean difference -0.3 mL/kg/min, P > .05). CONCLUSIONS The 1km-TWT provides a reasonably accurate and simple tool to predict changes in V˙O 2peak due to moderate walking training in male outpatients with CVD. These findings contribute to the growing body of evidence supporting the use of the 1km-TWT for exercise testing and training purposes in the context of cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention programs.
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- Andrea Raisi
- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy (Messrs Raisi and Piva, Drs Bernardi, Masotti, Mazzoni, Grazzi, and Mandini and Ms Zerbini), Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) Network, Chicago, Illinois, the United States (Drs Myers and Grazzi); Division of Cardiology, VA Palo Alto, California, the United States, and Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, the United States (Dr Myers); Department of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy (Drs Menegatti and Caruso); and Public Health Department, AUSL Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy (Drs Mazzoni and Grazzi)
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Piva T, Raisi A, Myers J, Zerbini V, Menegatti E, Mazzoni G, Grazzi G, Mandini S. Attenuation of the increase of heart rate and oxygen consumption during progressive exercise in professional rugby players. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2024; 64:272-278. [PMID: 38015477 DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.23.15151-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The response of oxygen uptake (VO2) and heart rate (HR) to continuous progressive large muscle mass exercise is not always linear. This study aimed to compare the patterns of the Speed/VO2 (S/VO2) and speed/HR (S/HR) relationships during an incremental treadmill-running test in professional rugby players. METHODS Fourteen professional rugby athletes performed a maximal incremental treadmill-running test, following the Conconi test protocol. Speed, heart rate, and gas exchange parameters were recorded. The slope of the S/VO2 and S/HR relationships were mathematically determined. RESULTS The S/VO2 and S/HR relationships were linear up to a submaximal speed and curvilinear thereafter. The speed of locomotion at which the slope of the S/VO2 and S/HR relationships start to attenuate (VO2att and HRatt) were coincident (12.3±1.0 and 12.4±0.9 km/h), strongly correlated and in good agreement. VO2 values at VO2att (44.9±8.7 mL/kg/min) were significantly correlated with VO2 values at the ventilatory threshold (43.3±6.0 mL/kg/min) (R2=0.83, P=0.001) and in good agreement. The running speed/VO2 ratio (ΔS/ΔVO2) up to VO2att was significantly lower than that beyond VO2att (2.98±1.1 vs. 5.16±2.31); P<0,001). CONCLUSIONS The speed/oxygen uptake and S/HR relationships during progressive exercise start to attenuate at a coincident exercise intensity, and at oxygen uptake values strongly correlated with the ventilatory threshold. These findings further support the usefulness of the attenuation of the S/HR relationship as a practical tool for exercise testing and training purposes in professional rugby players.
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- Tommaso Piva
- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Center for Exercise Science and Sports, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Center for Exercise Science and Sports, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Center for Exercise Science and Sports, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy -
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Center for Exercise Science and Sports, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- Department of Public Health, AUSL Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Center for Exercise Science and Sports, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- Department of Public Health, AUSL Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Center for Exercise Science and Sports, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Harber MP, Myers J, Bonikowske AR, Muntaner-Mas A, Molina-Garcia P, Arena R, Ortega FB. Assessing cardiorespiratory fitness in clinical and community settings: Lessons and advancements in the 100th year anniversary of VO 2max. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2024; 83:36-42. [PMID: 38417771 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2024.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a well-established biomarker that has applications to all adults across the health and disease spectrum. Despite overwhelming evidence supporting the prognostic utility of CRF, it remains vastly underutilized. CRF is optimally measured via cardiopulmonary exercise testing which may not be feasible to implement on a large scale. Therefore, it is prudent to develop ways to accurately estimate CRF that can be applied in clinical and community settings. As such, several prediction equations incorporating non-exercise information that is readily available from routine clinical encounters have been developed that provide an adequate reflection of CRF that could be implemented to raise awareness of the importance of CRF. Further, technological advances in smartphone apps and consumer-grade wearables have demonstrated promise to provide reasonable estimates of CRF that are widely available, which could enhance the utilization of CRF in both clinical and community settings.
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- Matthew P Harber
- Clinical Exercise Physiology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
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- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- GICAFE "Physical Activity and Exercise Sciences Research Group", Faculty of Education, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Spain
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- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland; CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Granada, Spain
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Kaminsky LA, Myers J, Brubaker PH, Franklin BA, Bonikowske AR, German C, Arena R. 2023 update: The importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in the United States. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2024; 83:3-9. [PMID: 38360462 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2024.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The American Heart Association issued a Policy Statement in 2013 that characterized the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) as an essential marker of health outcomes and specifically the need for increased assessment of CRF. This statement summarized the evidence demonstrating that CRF is "one of the most important correlates of overall health status and a potent predictor of an individual's future risk of cardiovascular disease." Subsequently, this Policy Statement led to the development of a National Registry for CRF (Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise: A National Data Base [FRIEND]) which established normative reference values for CRF for adults in the United States (US). This review provides an overview of the progress made in the past decade to further our understanding of the importance of CRF, specifically related to prevention and for clinical populations. Additionally, this review overviews the evolvement and additional uses of FRIEND and summarizes a hierarchy of assessment methods for CRF. In summary, continued efforts are needed to expand the representation of data from across the US, and to include data from pediatric populations, to further develop the CRF Reference Standards for the US as well as further develop Global CRF Reference Standards.
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- Leonard A Kaminsky
- Clinical Exercise Physiology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, United States of America; Fisher Institute of Health and Well-Being, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, United States of America; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
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- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, United States of America
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- Corewell Health East, William Beaumont University Hospital, Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Beaumont Health and Wellness Center, Royal Oak, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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Van Niekerk JP, Cluver P, Hertzog E, Kruger M, Moodley K, Myers J, Ncayiyana D, Snyman J. Decriminalising and legalising medical assistance in dying. S Afr Med J 2024; 114:e1857. [PMID: 38525568 DOI: 10.7196/samj.2024.v114i2.1857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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- Neurosurgeon, former chair of the Stellenbosch University Council, companies' director, environmentalist.
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- Anaesthesiologist, founder and past chairman of Mediclinic International.
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- Emeritus professor Stellenbosch, former Executive Head Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch, Paediatric oncologist, ethicist.
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- Distinguished Professor WHO Collaborating Centre of Bioethics Division of Medical Ethics and Law, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University.
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- Emeritus professor, University of Cape Town (former head of School of Public Health and Family Medicine).
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- Emeritus professor, University of Cape Town, obstetrician and gynaecologist, emeritus editor SAMJ.
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- Family practice in Uitenhage; advisor in the medical insurance/ managed care industry; chairman of SAMA East Cape branch; SAMA federal councillor; elected member of the HPCSA.
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Kokkinos P, Nylen E, Faselis C, Pittaras A, Samuel IBH, Lavie C, Doumas M, Heimall MS, Murphy R, Myers J. Progression to Insulin Therapy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes According to Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Body Mass Index, and Statin Therapy. Mayo Clin Proc 2024; 99:249-259. [PMID: 37389516 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between statin therapy, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), body mass index (BMI), and progression to insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS Participants were patients with T2DM (mean age, 62.7±8.4 years; men, 178,992; women, 8360) not treated with insulin, with no evidence of uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, who completed an exercise treadmill test between October 1, 1999, and September 3, 2020. Of these, 158,578 were treated with statins and 28,774 were not. We established 5 age-specific CRF categories according to peak metabolic equivalents of task achieved during an exercise treadmill test. RESULTS During a median follow-up period of 9.0 years, 51,182 patients progressed to insulin therapy with an average annual incidence rate of 28.4 events/1000 person-years. The adjusted progression rate was 27% higher in statin-treated patients (hazard ratio [HR], 1.27; 95% CI, 1.24 to 1.31), related directly to BMI and inversely related to CRF. A progressively higher rate was noted in statin-treated vs non-statin-treated patients within all BMI categories, ranging from 23% for normal weight to 90% for those with BMI of 35 kg/m2 and higher. The statin-CRF interaction revealed 43% higher rate in the least-fit statin-treated patients (HR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.35 to 1.51) and a progressive decline with increased CRF to 30% lower risk in highly fit statin-treated patients (HR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.66 to 0.75). CONCLUSION In patients with T2DM, the statin-related progression to insulin therapy was associated with relatively low CRF and high BMI levels. The progression rate was mitigated by increased CRF regardless of BMI. Clinicians should foster regular exercise for patients with T2DM to enhance CRF and to lessen the rate of progression to insulin therapy.
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- Peter Kokkinos
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC; Department of Kinesiology and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC; George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC; George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC; George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC; Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD
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- John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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Katsaroli I, Sidossis L, Katsagoni C, Sui X, Cadenas-Sanchez C, Myers J, Faselis C, Murphy R, Samuel IBH, Kokkinos P. The Association between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Risk of Breast Cancer in Women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2024:00005768-990000000-00442. [PMID: 38196147 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Studies have shown an inverse association between the risk of breast cancer in women and physical activity. However, information on the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) assessed objectively by a standardized test and the risk of developing breast cancer is limited. PURPOSE To examine the CRF-breast cancer risk association in healthy females. METHODS This retrospective study was derived from the ETHOS cohort (n = 750,302). Female participants (n = 44,463; mean age ± SD; 55.1 ± 8.9 years) who completed an exercise treadmill (ETT) test evaluation (Bruce protocol) at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers nationwide from 1999 to 2020 were studied. The cohort was stratified into four age-specific CRF categories (Least-fit, Low-fit, Moderate-fit, and Fit), based on the peak metabolic equivalents (METs) achieved during the ETT. RESULTS During 438,613 person-years of observation, 994 women developed breast cancer. After controlling for covariates, the risk of breast cancer was inversely related to exercise capacity. For each 1-MET increase in CRF the risk of cancer was 7% lower (HR 0.93; 95% CI, 0.90-0.95; P < .001). When risk was assessed across CRF categories with the Least-fit group as the referent, the risk was 18% lower for Low-fit women (HR 0.82; 95% CI, 0.70-0.96; P = .013), 31% for Moderate-fit (HR 0.69; 95% CI, 0.58-0.82; P < .001) and 40% for Fit (HR 0.60; 95% CI, 0.47-0.75; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS We observed an inverse and graded association between CRF and breast cancer risk in women. Thus, encouraging women to improve CRF may help attenuate the risk of developing breast cancer.
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
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Kokkinos P, Faselis C, Pittaras A, Samuel IBH, Lavie CJ, Vargas JD, Lamonte M, Franklin B, Assimes TL, Murphy R, Zhang J, Sui X, Myers J. Cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Eur J Heart Fail 2023. [PMID: 38152843 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
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AIMS Preventive strategies for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) include pharmacotherapies and lifestyle modifications. However, the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) assessed objectively by a standardized exercise treadmill test (ETT) and the risk of HFpEF has not been evaluated. Thus, we evaluated the association between CRF and HFpEF incidence. METHODS AND RESULTS We assessed CRF in US Veterans (624 551 men; mean age 61.2 ± 9.7 years and 43 179 women; mean age 55.0 ± 8.9 years) by a standardized ETT performed between 1999 and 2020 across US Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. All had no evidence of heart failure or myocardial infarction prior to completion of the ETT. We assigned participants to one of five age- and gender-specific CRF categories (quintiles) based on peak metabolic equivalents (METs) achieved during the ETT and four categories based on CRF changes in those with two ETT evaluations (n = 139 434) ≥1.0 year apart. During a median follow-up of 10.1 years (interquartile range 6.0-14.3 years), providing 6 879 229 person-years, there were 16 493 HFpEF events with an average annual rate of 2.4 events per 1000 person-years. The adjusted risk of HFpEF decreased across CRF categories as CRF increased, independent of comorbidities. For fit individuals (≥10.5 METs) the hazard ratio (HR) was 0.48 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.46-0.51) compared with least fit (≤4.9 METs; referent). Being unfit carried the highest risk (HR 2.88, 95% CI 2.67-3.11) of any other comorbidity. The risk of unfit individuals who became fit was 37% lower (HR 0.63, 95% CI 0.57-0.71), compared to those who remained unfit. CONCLUSIONS Higher CRF levels are independently associated with lower HFpEF in a dose-response manner. Changes in CRF reflected proportional changes in HFpEF risk, suggesting that the HFpEF risk was modulated by CRF.
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- Peter Kokkinos
- Cardiology Division, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Kinesiology and Health, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
- Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine, and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cardiology Division, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine, and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
- The Henry Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Cardiology Division, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Preventive Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA
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- Cardiology Division, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina System, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Department of Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Vainshelboim B, Myers J. Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Incidence of Digestive System Cancers in Men. J Gastrointest Cancer 2023:10.1007/s12029-023-00981-w. [PMID: 37917299 DOI: 10.1007/s12029-023-00981-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and incidence of digestive system cancers (DSCs) in men. METHODS A prospective cohort of 4,540 men aged 55.2 ± 13.1 years who were free from malignancy at baseline was studied. Exposure was CRF quantified from treadmill exercise testing (individualized ramp protocol) in metabolic equivalents (METs). Incidence of DSCs was the primary outcome, utilizing medical records of any new diagnosed DSC. Cox proportional hazard analyses were conducted adjusting for established cancer risk factors. RESULTS Mean CRF was 8.3 ± 3.5 METs. During 13 ± 7.6 years follow up, 250 (5.5%) DSC cases were diagnosed (colorectal = 163, gallbladder = 46, liver = 23, esophagus = 8, pancreas = 7 and other digestive organ cancers = 3). For each 1-MET increase in CRF there were 6% [Hazard Ratio = 0.94, 95% CI (0.91-0.98), p = 0.006], and 9% [Hazard Ratio = 0.91, 95% CI (0.85-0.97), p = 0.006] lower risks of DSC incidence in the total cohort and among men younger than 60 years old, respectively. Additionally, each 1-MET increase in CRF was associated with 9% lower risks of DSC incidence among never and current smokers. CRF was not associated with DSC incidence among men ≥ 60 years old and among former smokers. CONCLUSION Higher CRF was associated with lower risk of DSC incidence in men, particularly in those younger than 60 years, and never and current smokers. These findings suggest that higher CRF has potential preventive benefits against the development of DSCs, although additional large studies are needed. CRF screening and achieving higher levels could serve as a complementary preventive strategy for public health.
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- Baruch Vainshelboim
- Center for Tobacco Research, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43214, USA.
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- Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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Vainshelboim B, Myers J, Matthews CE. Non-exercise estimated cardiorespiratory fitness and cancer incidence: The NIH-AARP diet and health study. J Sport Health Sci 2023; 12:739-746. [PMID: 36828228 PMCID: PMC10658321 DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2023.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Non-exercise estimated cardiorespiratory fitness (NEE-CRF) has been shown to be associated with mortality, although its association with cancer incidence is unknown. The study aimed to assess the prospective association between NEE-CRF and cancer incidence in a large cohort of men and women. METHODS The National Institutes of Health-American Association of Retired Persons diet and health study is a prospective cohort that included 402,548 participants aged 50-71 years who were free from cancer at baseline (1995-1996) (men (n = 238,835) and women (n = 163,713)) and were followed until December 31, 2015. The exposure variable was NEE-CRF expressed in metabolic equivalents. NEE-CRF was estimated using a validated equation of self-reported predictors on demographics and lifestyle behaviors derived from baseline questionnaires. Primary outcomes were total cancer incidence and incidence of prostate, breast, lung, and colorectal cancers. Cox proportional hazards models were analyzed for the association between NEE-CRF and cancer incidence outcomes adjusted for established cancer risk factors. RESULTS During 13.7 ± 3.2 years of follow-up (mean ± SD), 64,344 men and 31,315 women developed a new cancer. For every 1-metabolic equivalent higher NEE-CRF, the hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were 0.96 (95%CI: 0.94-0.97) and 0.88 (95%CI: 0.84-0.92) of total and colorectal cancer incidence among men, and 0.95 (95%CI: 0.93-0.97) and 0.94 (95%CI: 0.91-0.97) of total and breast cancer incidence among women, respectively (all p < 0.001). NEE-CRF was not associated with incidence of prostate and lung cancers in men or colorectal and lung cancers in women. CONCLUSION These results suggest that higher CRF levels, as assessed by the applied non-exercise estimated method, may provide preventive benefits against the development of cancer, while low CRF could potentially serve as a modifiable cancer risk factor. Integrating NEE-CRF into screening paradigms and referring low-fit individuals to improve CRF could complement the public health prevention strategy against cancer.
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- Baruch Vainshelboim
- Center for Tobacco Research, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43214, USA.
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- Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System/Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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Chronic heart failure (HF) is a major cause of morbidity, mortality, disability, and health care costs. A hallmark feature of HF is severe exercise intolerance, which is multifactorial and stems from central and peripheral pathophysiological mechanisms. Exercise training is internationally recognized as a Class 1 recommendation for patients with HF, regardless of whether ejection fraction is reduced or preserved. Optimal exercise prescription has been shown to enhance exercise capacity, improve quality of life, and reduce hospitalizations and mortality in patients with HF. This article will review the rationale and current recommendations for aerobic training, resistance training, and inspiratory muscle training in patients with HF. Furthermore, the review provides practical guidelines for optimizing exercise prescription according to the principles of frequency, intensity, time (duration), type, volume, and progression. Finally, the review addresses common clinical considerations and strategies when prescribing exercise in patients with HF, including considerations for medications, implantable devices, exercise-induced ischemia, and/or frailty.
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- Jenna L Taylor
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
- School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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Goulart CDL, Silva RN, Agostoni P, Franssen FME, Myers J, Arena R, Borghi-Silva A. Exercise oscillatory ventilation in patients with coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure: Clinical implications. Respir Med 2023; 217:107332. [PMID: 37356636 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exercise oscillatory ventilation (EOV) is considered an important variable for predicting poor prognosis in patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, there are no studies evaluating EOV presence in the coexistence chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and HFrEF. AIMS I) To compare the clinical characteristics of participants with coexisting HFrEF-COPD with and without EOV during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET); and II) to identify the impact of EOV on mortality during follow-up for 35 months. METHODS 50 stable HFrEF-COPD (EF<50%) participants underwent CPET and were followed for 35 months. The parametric Student's t-test, chi-square tests, linear regression model and Kaplan-Meier analysis were applied. RESULTS We identified 13 (26%) participants with EOV and 37 (74%) without EOV (N-EOV) during exercise. The EOV group had worse cardiac function (LVEF: 30 ± 6% vs. N-EOV 40 ± 9%, p = 0.007), worse pulmonary function (FEV1: 1.04 ± 0.7 L vs. N-EOV 1.88 ± 0.7 L, p = 0.007), a higher mortality rate [7 (54%) vs. N-EOV 8 (27%), p = 0.02], higher minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production (V̇˙E/ V̇˙ CO2) slope (42 ± 7 vs. N-EOV 36 ± 8, p = 0.04), reduced peak ventilation (L/min) (26.2 ± 16.7 vs. N-EOV 40.3 ± 16.4, p = 0.01) and peak oxygen uptake (mlO2 kg-1 min-1) (11.0 ± 4.0 vs. N-EOV 13.5 ± 3.4 ml●kg-1●min-1, p = 0.04) when compared with N-EOV group. We found that EOV group had a higher risk of mortality during follow-up (long-rank p = 0.001) than patients with N-EOV group. CONCLUSION The presence of EOV is associated with greater severity of coexisting HFrEF and COPD and a reduced prognosis. Assessment of EOV in participants with coexisting HFrEF-COPD, as a biomarker for both clinical status and prognosis may therefore be warranted.
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- Cássia da Luz Goulart
- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Via Parea 4, Milan, 20138, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, USA; Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Vainshelboim B, Myers J. Haemodynamic gain index and heart failure incidence- Prognostic and preventive value. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2023; 30:1404-1411. [PMID: 37523734 DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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AIMS Heart failure (HF) is a non-curable, life-threatening condition, characterized by impaired haemodynamic function and poor survival. This study aimed to assess the association between haemodynamic gain index (HGI) and HF incidence in men. METHODS AND RESULTS Exposure was HGI, [(HRpeak*SBPpeak) - (HRrest*SBPrest)]/(HRrest*SBPrest) measured from treadmill exercise testing in 5539 men aged 59 ± 11.5 years who were free from HF at baseline. The outcome was the incidence of HF. Cox hazard models adjusted for established risk factors were analysed for the association between HGI and HF. During 14.3 ± 6 years of follow-up, 297 cases of HF occurred (average annual incidence rate 3.7 events per 1000 person-years) and average HGI was 1.6 ± 0.7 bpm/mmHg. In a continuous model, every one unit higher in HGI was associated with a 44% [hazard ratio 0.56, 95% confidence interval (0.45-0.69), P < 0.001] lower risk of HF incidence. In a categorical model, compared with those in quartile-4 (HGI > 2.0), those in quartile-3 (HGI 1.51-2.0), quartile-2 (HGI 1.05-1.5), and quartile-1 (HGI < 1.05) exhibited 70%, 220%, and 280% higher risks for developing HF, respectively (P trend < 0.001). CONCLUSION HGI was found to be a strong predictor of HF incidence in men, supporting its prognostic value. Higher HGI was independently associated with lower risk of HF incidence, while low HGI could serve as a prognostic risk factor for HF. Integrating HGI in the screening and early detection paradigm and referring individuals with low HGI to exercise rehabilitation could potentially enhance public health and prevention strategies against HF.
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- Baruch Vainshelboim
- Center for Tobacco Research, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43214, USA
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- Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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Raisi A, Piva T, Myers J, Lordi R, Zerbini V, Masotti S, Chiaranda G, Grazzi G, Mazzoni G, Mandini S. A Moderate Walking Test Predicts Survival in Women With Cardiovascular Disease. Am J Prev Med 2023; 65:497-504. [PMID: 36871638 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the principal cause of death in U.S. women. Peak oxygen uptake is strongly related to mortality and CVD. This study aimed to investigate the association between estimated peak oxygen uptake, determined using a moderate 1-km walking test, and all-cause mortality in female patients with stable CVD. METHODS Of the 482 women in our registry between 1997 and 2020, we included 430 participants in the analysis (aged 67 [34-88] years). A Cox proportional hazard model was used to determine the variables significantly associated with mortality. On the basis of the peak oxygen uptake estimated using the 1-km walking test, the sample was subdivided into tertiles, and mortality risk was calculated. The discriminatory accuracy of peak oxygen uptake in estimating survival was assessed by receiver operating characteristic curves. All results were adjusted for demographic and clinical covariates. RESULTS A total of 135 deaths from any cause occurred over a median of 10.4 years (IQR=4.4-16.4), with an average annual mortality of 4.2%. Estimated peak oxygen uptake was a stronger predictor of all-cause mortality than demographic and clinical variables (c-statistic-0.767; 95% CI=0.72, 0.81; p<0.0001). The survival rate decreased from the highest tertile of fitness to the lowest. Compared with the lowest group, hazard ratios (95% CIs) for the second and third tertiles were 0.55 (0.37, 0.83) and 0.29 (0.16, 0.51), respectively (p for trend <0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Higher peak oxygen uptake levels were associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality. The indirect estimation of peak oxygen uptake using the 1-km walking test is feasible and can be applied for risk stratification among female patients undergoing secondary prevention programs.
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- Andrea Raisi
- Center for Exercise Science and Sports, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sports, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Palo Alto VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, California; Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection Network, Chicago, Ilinois
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sports, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; Public Health Department, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sports, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sports, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Public Health Department, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; General Directorship for Public Health and Integration Policy, Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sports, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection Network, Chicago, Ilinois; Public Health Department, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sports, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; Public Health Department, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sports, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Cundrič L, Bosnić Z, Kaminsky LA, Myers J, Peterman JE, Markovic V, Arena R, Popović D. A Machine Learning Approach to Developing an Accurate Prediction of Maximal Heart Rate During Exercise Testing in Apparently Healthy Adults. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2023; 43:377-383. [PMID: 36880964 DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Maximal heart rate (HR max ) continues to be an important measure of adequate effort during an exercise test. The aim of this study was to improve the accuracy of HR max prediction using a machine learning (ML) approach. METHODS We used a sample from the Fitness Registry of the Importance of Exercise National Database, which included 17 325 apparently healthy individuals (81% males) who performed a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test. Two standard formulas for HR max prediction were tested: Formula1 = 220 - age (yr), root-mean-squared error (RMSE) 21.9, relative root-mean-squared error (RRMSE) 1.1; and Formula2 = 209.3 - 0.72 × age (yr), RMSE 22.7 and RRMSE 1.1. For ML model prediction, we used age, weight, height, resting HR, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The following ML algorithms to predict HR max were applied: lasso regression (LR), neural networks (NN), support vector machine (SVM) and random forests (RF). An evaluation was performed using cross-validation and by computing the RMSE and RRMSE, Pearson correlation, and Bland-Altman plots. The best predictive model was explained with Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP). RESULTS The HR max for the cohort was 162 ± 20 bpm. All ML models improved HR max prediction and reduced RMSE and RRMSE compared with Formula1 (LR: 20.2%, NN: 20.4%, SVM: 22.2%, and RF: 24.7%). The predictions of all algorithms significantly correlated with HR max ( r = 0.49, 0.51, 0.54, 0.57, respectively; P < .001). Bland-Altman analysis demonstrated lower bias and 95% CI for all ML models in comparison with standard equations. The SHAP explanation showed a high impact of all selected variables. CONCLUSIONS Machine learning, particularly the RF model, improved prediction of HR max using readily available measures. This approach should be considered for clinical application to refine HR max prediction.
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- Larsen Cundrič
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Mr Cundrič and Dr Bosnić); Fisher Institute of Health and Well-Being and Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana (Drs Kaminsky and Peterman); VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (Dr Myers); Departments of Information Systems, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (Dr Markovic) and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy (Dr Popović), University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois at Chicago (Dr Arena); Division of Cardiology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia (Dr Popović); and Department for Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (Dr Popović)
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Wheeler MT, Chen YM, Myers J. Assessment of Oxygen Pulse in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy-Reply. JAMA Cardiol 2023; 8:796-797. [PMID: 37405726 DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.1889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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- Matthew T Wheeler
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California
- Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Zhan H, Unchwaniwala N, Rebolledo-Viveros A, Pennington J, Horswill M, Broadberry R, Myers J, Boon JD, Grant T, Ahlquist P. Single Particle Cryo-EM and Cryo-Tomography Resolve Nodavirus RNA Replication Crown Assembly. Microsc Microanal 2023; 29:904-905. [PMID: 37613589 DOI: 10.1093/micmic/ozad067.449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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- Hong Zhan
- Rowe Center for Virology, Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Rowe Center for Virology, Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Rowe Center for Virology, Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Rowe Center for Virology, Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Rowe Center for Virology, Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Rowe Center for Virology, Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Rowe Center for Virology, Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Rowe Center for Virology, Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Rowe Center for Virology, Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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Vainshelboim B, Myers J. Dyslipidemia paradox: Analysis from the veterans exercise testing study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287923. [PMID: 37467298 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Dyslipidemia is a well-established cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor, although its association with mortality is less clear. This study aimed to assess the association between established dyslipidemia criteria [National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults [Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III] and all-cause mortality in men. METHODS Prospective cohort study of 1,479 men aged 59.7±10.7 years was conducted between 1987 and 2012. At baseline, dyslipidemia markers of total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were assessed as an exposure. Cox proportional hazard models were analyzed adjusting for conventional health risk factors using all-cause mortality as an outcome. RESULTS Mean and standard deviations of TC, LDL-C and HDL-C were 199.5±45.2, 149.4±47.4 and 44.3±12.2 mg/dL, respectively. During 8.9±4.5 years follow-up, 284 participants died. Compared to TC <200 mg/dL, levels of 200-239 mg/dL and ≥240 mg/dL were associated with 13% [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.87, 95% confidence intervals (CI) (0.66-1.1)] and 37% [HR = 0.63, 95% CI (0.44-0.92)] lower risks of mortality (p trend = 0.048), respectively. Compared to LDL-C <130 mg/dL, levels of 130-189 mg/dL and ≥190 mg/dL were associated with 26% [HR = 0.74, 95% CI (0.57-0.97)] and 32% [HR = 0.68, 95% CI (0.48-0.98)] lower risks of mortality (p trend = 0.044), respectively. Mean survival time was 0.9 to 1.9 years longer with higher TC and LDL-C categories (both p = 0.001). HDL-C was not associated with mortality. CONCLUSION In reference to established dyslipidemia criteria, this study showed that higher TC and LDL-C were independently and paradoxically associated with lower risk of all-cause mortality and longer survival time in men. Along with previous reports, these novel findings support a rigorous reevaluation of evidence on dyslipidemia and health risks. Systematic review and meta-analysis are warranted for evidence-based recommendations on dyslipidemia for primary and secondary prevention of CVD.
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- Baruch Vainshelboim
- Center for Tobacco Research, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
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Patti A, Blumberg Y, Hedman K, Neunhäuserer D, Haddad F, Wheeler M, Ashley E, Moneghetti KJ, Myers J, Christle JW. Respiratory gas kinetics in patients with congestive heart failure during recovery from peak exercise. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2023; 78:100225. [PMID: 37356413 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinsp.2023.100225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPX) is essential for the assessment of exercise capacity for patients with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF). Respiratory gas and hemodynamic parameters such as Ventilatory Efficiency (VE/VCO2 slope), peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2), and heart rate recovery are established diagnostic and prognostic markers for clinical populations. Previous studies have suggested the clinical value of metrics related to respiratory gas collected during recovery from peak exercise, particularly recovery time to 50% (T1/2) of peak VO2. The current study explores these metrics in detail during recovery from peak exercise in CHF. METHODS Patients with CHF who were referred for CPX and healthy individuals without formal diagnoses were assessed for inclusion. All subjects performed CPX on cycle ergometers to volitional exhaustion and were monitored for at least five minutes of recovery. CPX data were analyzed for overshoot of respiratory exchange ratio (RER=VCO2/VO2), ventilatory equivalent for oxygen (VE/VO2), end-tidal partial pressure of oxygen (PETO2), and T1/2 of peak VO2 and VCO2. RESULTS Thirty-two patients with CHF and 30 controls were included. Peak VO2 differed significantly between patients and controls (13.5 ± 3.8 vs. 32.5 ± 9.8 mL/Kg*min-1, p < 0.001). Mean Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) was 35.9 ± 9.8% for patients with CHF compared to 61.1 ± 8.2% in the control group. The T1/2 of VO2, VCO2 and VE was significantly higher in patients (111.3 ± 51.0, 132.0 ± 38.8 and 155.6 ± 45.5s) than in controls (58.08 ± 13.2, 74.3 ± 21.1, 96.7 ± 36.8s; p < 0.001) while the overshoot of PETO2, VE/VO2 and RER was significantly lower in patients (7.2 ± 3.3, 41.9 ± 29.1 and 25.0 ± 13.6%) than in controls (10.1 ± 4.6, 62.1 ± 17.7 and 38.7 ± 15.1%; all p < 0.01). Most of the recovery metrics were significantly correlated with peak VO2 in CHF patients, but not with LVEF. CONCLUSIONS Patients with CHF have a significantly blunted recovery from peak exercise. This is reflected in delays of VO2, VCO2, VE, PETO2, RER and VE/VO2, reflecting a greater energy required to return to baseline. Abnormal respiratory gas kinetics in CHF was negatively correlated with peak VO2 but not baseline LVEF.
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- Alessandro Patti
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA; Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA; Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA; Stanford Sports Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA; Stanford Sports Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA; Stanford Sports Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA; Stanford Sports Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, University of Melbourne, Australia; National Centre for Sports Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA; Stanford Sports Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA; Stanford Sports Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
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Selamet Tierney ES, Palaniappan L, Leonard M, Long J, Myers J, Dávila T, Lui MC, Kogan F, Olson I, Punn R, Desai M, Schneider LM, Wang CH, Cooke JP, Bernstein D. Design and rationale of re-energize fontan: Randomized exercise intervention designed to maximize fitness in fontan patients. Am Heart J 2023; 259:68-78. [PMID: 36796574 PMCID: PMC10085861 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In this manuscript, we describe the design and rationale of a randomized controlled trial in pediatric Fontan patients to test the hypothesis that a live-video-supervised exercise (aerobic+resistance) intervention will improve cardiac and physical capacity; muscle mass, strength, and function; and endothelial function. Survival of children with single ventricles beyond the neonatal period has increased dramatically with the staged Fontan palliation. Yet, long-term morbidity remains high. By age 40, 50% of Fontan patients will have died or undergone heart transplantation. Factors that contribute to onset and progression of heart failure in Fontan patients remain incompletely understood. However, it is established that Fontan patients have poor exercise capacity which is associated with a greater risk of morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, decreased muscle mass, abnormal muscle function, and endothelial dysfunction in this patient population is known to contribute to disease progression. In adult patients with 2 ventricles and heart failure, reduced exercise capacity, muscle mass, and muscle strength are powerful predictors of poor outcomes, and exercise interventions can not only improve exercise capacity and muscle mass, but also reverse endothelial dysfunction. Despite these known benefits of exercise, pediatric Fontan patients do not exercise routinely due to their chronic condition, perceived restrictions to exercise, and parental overprotection. Limited exercise interventions in children with congenital heart disease have demonstrated that exercise is safe and effective; however, these studies have been conducted in small, heterogeneous groups, and most had few Fontan patients. Critically, adherence is a major limitation in pediatric exercise interventions delivered on-site, with adherence rates as low as 10%, due to distance from site, transportation difficulties, and missed school or workdays. To overcome these challenges, we utilize live-video conferencing to deliver the supervised exercise sessions. Our multidisciplinary team of experts will assess the effectiveness of a live-video-supervised exercise intervention, rigorously designed to maximize adherence, and improve key and novel measures of health in pediatric Fontan patients associated with poor long-term outcomes. Our ultimate goal is the translation of this model to clinical application as an "exercise prescription" to intervene early in pediatric Fontan patients and decrease long-term morbidity and mortality.
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- Elif Seda Selamet Tierney
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Health Research Science, Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Health Policy, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston Methodist Hospital & Research Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Raisi A, Zerbini V, Myers J, Piva T, Campo G, Mazzoni G, Grazzi G, Mandini S. A Novel Motivational Approach in the Management of Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2023:01273116-990000000-00084. [PMID: 37014940 DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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- Andrea Raisi
- Center for Exercise Science and Sports, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy (Messrs Raisi and Piva, Ms Zerbini, and Drs Mazzoni, Grazzi, and Mandini); Division of Cardiology, VA, Palo Alto, California (Dr Myers); Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (Dr Myers); Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) Network, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Myers and Grazzi); Cardiovascular Institute, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy (Dr Campo); and Public Health Department, AUSL Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy (Drs Mazzoni and Grazzi)
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Shamseldin Shalaby W, Patel S, S. Lam S, Ganjei A, Garg Shukla A, Kolomeyer N, Lee D, Jay Katz L, R. Moster M, Myers J, Razeghinejad R. Effect of Phacoemulsification on Intraocular Pressure in Eyes with Functioning Tube Shunts. J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2023; 18:150-156. [PMID: 37181616 PMCID: PMC10172799 DOI: 10.18502/jovr.v18i2.13180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the effect of phacoemulsification on intraocular pressure (IOP) in eyes with functioning tube shunts. Methods This was a retrospective chart review of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients with a functioning tube who underwent phacoemulsification and had ≥24 months of follow-up. The primary end point was defined as surgical failure (IOP > 21 mmHg) at month 24, progression to no light perception (NLP) vision, glaucoma reoperation, or implant removal. Surgical failure defined as IOP >18 and >15 mmHg, changes in visual acuity (VA), IOP, and number of medications were assessed. Results Twenty-seven eyes of 27 patients with moderate or severe POAG were included. The mean age of the patients was 64.2 ± 10.8 years. The interval between the tube shunt and phacoemulsification was 28.8 ± 25.0 months. At the end of the study, four (14.8%) eyes met the failure criteria; the average time to failure was 9.3 ± 3.8 months. The causes of failure were high IOP in two (50.0%) and glaucoma reoperation in two (50.0%) eyes; however, no eyes progressed to NLP vision. Surgical failure defined as IOP >18 and >15 mmHg showed an increasing failure rate (18.5% and 48.5%, respectively).Themean IOP and medications number remained stable at month 24 compared to baseline (P = 0.131 and P = 0.302, respectively). Initially, VA showed improvement, with the greatest improvement at 6 months (P = 0.001), but at 24 months the improvement was no longer significant (P = 0.430). Conclusion Phacoemulsification in patients with functioning tubes did not change the mean IOP in most of the patients (86.2%); the number of medications also did not increase.
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- Wesam Shamseldin Shalaby
- Wills Eye Hospital, Glaucoma Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Tanta Medical School, Tanta University, Tanta, Gharbia, Egypt
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- Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- College of Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Wills Eye Hospital, Glaucoma Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Wills Eye Hospital, Glaucoma Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Wills Eye Hospital, Glaucoma Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Kokkinos P, Faselis C, Samuel IBH, Lavie CJ, Zhang J, Vargas JD, Pittaras A, Doumas M, Karasik P, Moore H, Heimal M, Myers J. Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Survival in Patients With or Without Cardiovascular Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023; 81:1137-1147. [PMID: 36948729 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND The association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and mortality risk is based mostly on 1 CRF assessment. The impact of CRF change on mortality risk is not well-defined. OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate changes in CRF and all-cause mortality. METHODS We assessed 93,060 participants aged 30-95 years (mean 61.3 ± 9.8 years). All completed 2 symptom-limited exercise treadmill tests, 1 or more years apart (mean 5.8 ± 3.7 years) with no evidence of overt cardiovascular disease. Participants were assigned to age-specific fitness quartiles based on peak METS achieved on the baseline exercise treadmill test. Additionally, each CRF quartile was stratified based on CRF changes (increase, decrease, no change) observed on the final exercise treadmill test. Multivariable Cox models were used to estimate HRs and 95% CIs for all-cause mortality. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 6.3 years (IQR: 3.7-9.9 years), 18,302 participants died with an average yearly mortality rate of 27.6 events per 1,000 person-years. In general, changes in CRF ≥1.0 MET were associated with inverse and proportionate changes in mortality risk regardless of baseline CRF status. For example, a decline in CRF of >2.0 METS was associated with a 74% increase in risk (HR: 1.74; 95% CI: 1.59-1.91) for low-fit individuals with CVD, and 69% increase (HR: 1.69; 95% CI: 1.45-1.96) for those without CVD. CONCLUSIONS Changes in CRF reflected inverse and proportional changes in mortality risk for those with and without CVD. The impact of relatively small CRF changes on mortality risk has considerable clinical and public health significance.
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- Peter Kokkinos
- Department of Cardiology, Washington, DC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Kinesiology and Health, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
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- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA; Washington, DC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Washington, DC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA; The Henry Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. USA
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- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, Washington, DC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Washington, DC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA; School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- Washington, DC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Washington, DC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Washington, DC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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Pettigrove V, Hassell K, Kellar C, Long S, MacMahon D, Myers J, Nguyen H, Walpitagama M. Catchment sourcing urban pesticide pollution using constructed wetlands in Melbourne, Australia. Sci Total Environ 2023; 863:160556. [PMID: 36502981 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A survey of 111 urban constructed stormwater wetlands (median watershed area = 86.8 ha) was conducted to identify the major pesticides present and to determine their major catchment sources (residential, industrial, commercial, sporting ovals) and associations with catchment imperviousness. Melbourne, Australia, has separate stormwater and sewerage systems and these wetlands are designed to treat urban stormwater. To maximise the pesticides that could be detected, three types of passive samplers (POCIS, Chemcatcher® SDB-XC and Chemcatcher® C18) were deployed, along with collection of fine sediments. A total of 231 pesticides were screened using these methods. Pesticides that were detected in >5 % of wetlands were checked to determine their registered use in urban areas using an Australian government database (PubCris). Twenty-five pesticides were detected in >5 % of wetlands: 4 pesticides were associated with non-urban land uses (agriculture and forests), another 4 pesticides had no known registered use in urban areas and 17 were associated with urban areas. The pesticides associated with urban areas were the herbicides simazine, diuron, metolachlor, bromacil, propyzamide and paclobutrazol, the fungicides tebuconazole, propiconazole, metalaxyl, trifloxystrobin, iprodione and carbendazim and the insecticides fipronil, bifenthrin, chlorantraniliprole, thiamethoxam and permethrin. Atrazine was also detected in 59 % of wetlands but has not been registered for urban uses in Australia since 2010. It's presence in Melbourne may be due to legacy issues or aerial transportation from rural areas where it's still widely used in crop cultivation. Generally, the major urban catchment source of pesticides is from residential areas (particularly fipronil and simazine), most likely in wood preservatives, paints and from weed or insect control. Many of these widely used pesticides were correlated with increased catchment imperviousness. Some pesticides (bromacil and imidacloprid) were correlated with commercial premises and chlorantraniliprole was correlated with the presence of sporting ovals in the catchment. No pesticides were specifically correlated with industrial areas. The use of passive samplers and fine sediments, in conjunction with detailed land use mapping of stormwater wetland catchments is very effective and efficient in monitoring and sourcing pesticide contamination in urban environments.
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- Aquatic Environmental Stress Research Group, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.
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- Aquatic Environmental Stress Research Group, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Aquatic Environmental Stress Research Group, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Aquatic Environmental Stress Research Group, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Aquatic Environmental Stress Research Group, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Aquatic Environmental Stress Research Group, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- National Measurement Institute, 1/153 Bertie St., Port Melbourne 3207, Victoria, Australia
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- Aquatic Environmental Stress Research Group, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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Campbell EB, Delgadillo M, Lazzeroni LC, Louras PN, Myers J, Yesavage J, Fairchild JK. Cognitive Improvement Following Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training Intervention for Older Adults With MCI. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2023; 78:554-560. [PMID: 36099058 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glac189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) presents a critical period for intervention. Although exercise and cognitive training (CT) interventions have reported independent success in improving cognition, some meta-analyses have suggested that combined interventions provide maximal benefits. Much previous research has studied land-based as opposed to water-based exercise, which places potential barriers on older adults. The purpose of the current study was to examine the impact of combined exercise (water- or land-based) and CT treatment on cognition for older adults with MCI. METHODS Participants were 67 adults ages 54-86 years classified with MCI who engaged in 6 months of land or aquatic-based exercise with subsequent CT over 4 weeks. Primary outcome variables were performance measures of several cognitive domains across 3-time points (baseline, following exercise intervention, and following CT intervention). Linear mixed effects modeling examined exercise group differences across time periods in an intention-to-treat analysis. RESULTS Both aquatic- and land-based exercise with CT interventions resulted in significant improvement in learning and memory outcomes, though improvement in executive functioning, processing speed, language, and visuospatial abilities was limited to water-based and CT treatment groups. Differences in linear growth patterns between groups were nonsignificant. CONCLUSION Results suggest that for older adults with MCI to obtain global cognitive benefits (ie, learning and memory, executive functioning, processing speed, language, and visuospatial abilities) using combined exercise and CT interventions, they must be able to fully engage in exercise, and aquatic-based activities should be further considered.
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- Elizabeth B Campbell
- Sierra Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center at VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Sierra Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center at VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.,Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Sierra Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center at VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Sierra Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center at VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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Wheeler MT, Olivotto I, Elliott PM, Saberi S, Owens AT, Maurer MS, Masri A, Sehnert AJ, Edelberg JM, Chen YM, Florea V, Malhotra R, Wang A, Oręziak A, Myers J. Effects of Mavacamten on Measures of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Beyond Peak Oxygen Consumption: A Secondary Analysis of the EXPLORER-HCM Randomized Trial. JAMA Cardiol 2023; 8:240-247. [PMID: 36652223 PMCID: PMC9857843 DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.5099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Importance Mavacamten, a cardiac myosin inhibitor, improved peak oxygen uptake (pVO2) in patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in the EXPLORER-HCM study. However, the full extent of mavacamten's effects on exercise performance remains unclear. Objective To investigate the effect of mavacamten on exercise physiology using cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). Design, Setting, and Participants Exploratory analyses of the data from the EXPLORER-HCM study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial that was conducted in 68 cardiovascular centers in 13 countries. In total, 251 patients with symptomatic obstructive HCM were enrolled. Interventions Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to mavacamten or placebo. Main Outcomes and Measures The following prespecified exploratory cardiovascular and performance parameters were assessed with a standardized treadmill or bicycle ergometer test protocol at baseline and week 30: carbon dioxide output (VCO2), minute ventilation (VE), peak VE/VCO2 ratio, ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2 slope), peak respiratory exchange ratio (RER), peak circulatory power, ventilatory power, ventilatory threshold, peak metabolic equivalents (METs), peak exercise time, partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide (PETCO2), and VO2/workload slope. Results Two hundred fifty-one patients were enrolled. The mean (SD) age was 58.5 (11.9) years and 59% of patients were male. There were significant improvements with mavacamten vs placebo in the following peak-exercise CPET parameters: peak VE/VCO2 ratio (least squares [LS] mean difference, -2.2; 95% CI, -3.05 to -1.26; P < .001), peak METs (LS mean difference, 0.4; 95% CI, 0.17-0.60; P < .001), peak circulatory power (LS mean difference, 372.9 mL/kg/min × mm Hg; 95% CI, 153.12-592.61; P = .001), and peak PETCO2 (LS mean difference, 2.0 mm Hg; 95% CI, 1.12-2.79; P < .001). Mavacamten also improved peak exercise time compared with placebo (LS mean difference, 0.7 minutes; 95% CI, 0.13-1.24; P = .02). There was a significant improvement in nonpeak-exercise CPET parameters, such as VE/VCO2 slope (LS mean difference, -2.6; 95% CI, -3.58 to -1.52; P < .001) and ventilatory power (LS mean difference, 0.6 mm Hg; 95% CI, 0.29-0.90; P < .001) favoring mavacamten vs placebo. Conclusions and Relevance Mavacamten improved a range of CPET parameters beyond pVO2, indicating consistent and broad benefits on maximal exercise capacity. Although improvements in peak-exercise CPET parameters are clinically meaningful, the favorable effects of mavacamten on submaximal exertional tolerance provide further insights into the beneficial impact of mavacamten in patients with obstructive HCM. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03470545.
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- Matthew T. Wheeler
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
- University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor
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- Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
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- Center for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
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- MyoKardia, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, Brisbane, California
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- MyoKardia, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, Brisbane, California
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton Pike, New Jersey
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- MyoKardia, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, Brisbane, California
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina
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- 1st Department of Arrhythmia, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California
- Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Peterman JE, Arena R, Myers J, Ades PA, Bonikowske AR, Harber MP, Marzolini S, Savage PD, Squires RW, Lavie CJ, Kaminsky LA. A Nonexercise Prediction of Peak Oxygen Uptake for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: DATA FROM THE FITNESS REGISTRY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE INTERNATIONAL DATABASE (FRIEND). J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2023; 43:115-121. [PMID: 36137212 DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Nonexercise predictions of peak oxygen uptake (V˙ o2peak ) are used clinically, yet current equations were developed from cohorts of apparently healthy individuals and may not be applicable to individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our purpose was to develop a CVD-specific nonexercise prediction equation for V˙ o2peak . METHODS Participants were from the Fitness Registry and Importance of Exercise International Database (FRIEND) with a diagnosis of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), or heart failure (HF) who met maximal effort criteria during a cardiopulmonary exercise test (n = 15 997; 83% male; age 63.1 ± 10.4 yr). The cohort was split into development (n = 12 798) and validation groups (n = 3199). The prediction equation was developed using regression analysis and compared with a previous equation developed on a healthy cohort. RESULTS Age, sex, height, weight, exercise mode, and CVD diagnosis were all significant predictors of V˙ o2peak . The regression equation was:V˙ o2peak (mL · kg -1 · min -1 ) = 16.18 - (0.22 × age [yr]) + (3.63 × sex [male = 1; female = 0]) + (0.14 × height [cm]) - (0.12 × weight [kg]) + (3.62 × mode [treadmill = 1; cycle = 0]) - (2.70 × CABG [yes = 1, no = 0]) - (0.31 × MI [yes = 1, no = 0]) + (0.37 × PCI [yes = 1, no = 0]) - (4.47 × HF [yes = 1, no = 0]). Adjusted R 2 = 0.43; SEE = 4.75 mL · kg -1 · min -1 .Compared with measured V˙ o2peak in the validation group, percent predicted V˙ o2peak was 141% for the healthy cohort equation and 100% for the CVD-specific equation. CONCLUSIONS The new equation for individuals with CVD had lower error between measured and predicted V˙ o2peak than the healthy cohort equation, suggesting population-specific equations are needed for predicting V˙ o2peak ; however, errors associated with nonexercise prediction equations suggest V˙ o2peak should be directly measured whenever feasible.
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- James E Peterman
- Fisher Institute of Health and Well-Being, College of Health, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana (Drs Peterman and Kaminsky); Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago (Dr Arena); Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (Dr Myers); Division of Cardiology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington (Dr Ades and Mr Savage); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (Drs Bonikowske and Squires); Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory, College of Health, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana (Dr Harber); KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Marzolini); and John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana (Dr Lavie)
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Louras P, Savettiere A, Fairchild JK, McNerney W, Myers J. Effects of Water-Based Exercise on Cardiometabolic-Related Proteins and Physical Fitness in Older Adults. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.12.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Wheeler MT, Jacoby D, Elliott PM, Saberi S, Hegde SM, Lakdawala NK, Myers J, Sehnert AJ, Edelberg JM, Li W, Olivotto I. Effect of beta-blocker therapy on the response to mavacamten in patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:260-270. [PMID: 36404399 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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AIMS In the EXPLORER-HCM trial, mavacamten improved exercise capacity and symptoms in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). Mavacamten effects on the primary endpoint, a composite of peak oxygen consumption (VO2 ) and New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, were greater in patients not receiving background beta-blockers than in those receiving beta-blockers. We sought to determine if the effect of background treatment was consistent across other clinically meaningful parameters. METHODS AND RESULTS Subgroup analyses by beta-blocker use were performed in patients with oHCM from the EXPLORER-HCM and mavacamten long-term extension (MAVA-LTE) studies. In EXPLORER-HCM, 189 patients (75.3%) were receiving beta-blockers, and 62 (24.7%) were receiving non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers or no background HCM medication; 170 patients (90.4%) receiving beta-blockers had chronotropic incompetence. Improvements in peak VO2 at week 30 with mavacamten versus placebo were lower with beta-blockers (mean difference [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 1.04 [0.12, 1.95] ml/kg/min) than without beta-blockers (mean difference [95% CI]: 2.69 [1.29, 4.09] ml/kg/min); improvements in non-heart rate-dependent parameters (VE /VCO2 slope) appeared unaffected by beta-blockers. Improvements in functional capacity parameters at week 30 with mavacamten versus placebo were independent of beta-blockade for post-exercise left ventricular outflow tract gradient (mean difference [95% CI]: -37.9 [-48.0, -27.9] mmHg with beta-blockers; -33.5 [-53.6, -13.3] mmHg without beta-blockers), proportion of patients with reduction of ≥1 NYHA class, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire clinical summary scores and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. Mavacamten benefits were reproduced and maintained in MAVA-LTE regardless of beta-blockade. CONCLUSION Mavacamten improved measures of functional capacity, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, symptom burden and biomarkers in patients with HCM regardless of beta-blocker use. Beta-blocker use was often associated with chronotropic incompetence, affecting peak VO2 and other heart rate-dependent measures, but had minimal impact on heart rate-independent measures.
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- Matthew T Wheeler
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- University College London & St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- MyoKardia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, Brisbane, CA, USA
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- MyoKardia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, Brisbane, CA, USA
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- MyoKardia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, Brisbane, CA, USA
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- Cardiomyopathy Unity, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi and University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Raisi A, Piva T, Myers J, Zerbini V, Mandini S, Zappaterra T, Mazzoni G, Tonet E, Pavasini R, Campo G, Grazzi G, Visintin EP. Experience and Perceptions among Older Outpatients after Myocardial Infarction following an Exercise Intervention: A Qualitative Analysis from the PIpELINe Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:2196. [PMID: 36767563 PMCID: PMC9915135 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Traditional cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs effectively improve physical performance and outcomes after myocardial infarction (MI). However, older patients are less likely to participate in such programs. The aim of this qualitative analysis was to investigate experiences and perceptions of cardiac outpatients enrolled in an innovative and exercise-based CR program and to identify possible barriers to improving adherence and quality of life. Semi-structured interviews were conducted on a sample of 31 patients (84% male; age 76 ± 6 years) from the Physical Activity Intervention in Elderly after Myocardial Infarction (PIpELINe) trial, after about six months of the event. Three main themes were identified: Personal feelings after the event; lifestyle change and perception of barriers; and relationships with familiars. Participants perceived sensations of fear at the time of their diagnosis and showed awareness of the importance of following specific health suggestions. They reported a significative change in previous habits and highlighted the need for periodic controls. Few of them felt insecure in carrying out daily activities or practicing exercise and reported an unnecessary protection from the family members. These findings will provide valuable insights for the development of a more feasible patient-centered CR model of intervention.
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- Andrea Raisi
- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, University of Ferrara, 44123 Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, University of Ferrara, 44123 Ferrara, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) Network, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, University of Ferrara, 44123 Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, University of Ferrara, 44123 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, University of Ferrara, 44123 Ferrara, Italy
- Public Health Department, AUSL Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara, 44124 Ferrara, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara, 44124 Ferrara, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara, 44124 Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, University of Ferrara, 44123 Ferrara, Italy
- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) Network, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Public Health Department, AUSL Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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Kunutsor SK, Isiozor NM, Myers J, Seidu S, Khunti K, Laukkanen JA. Baseline and usual cardiorespiratory fitness and the risk of chronic kidney disease: A prospective study and meta-analysis of published observational cohort studies. GeroScience 2023:10.1007/s11357-023-00727-3. [PMID: 36646903 PMCID: PMC10400499 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-023-00727-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health burden but is largely preventable. Few studies have reported an association between high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and decreased risk of CKD. However, some relevant aspects of the association, such as the dose-response relationship and the long-term relevance of CRF levels to CKD, have yet to be addressed. We, therefore, aimed to quantify the nature and magnitude of the association between CRF and CKD in a cohort of 2099 men aged 42-61 years with normal kidney function at baseline. CRF was directly measured using a respiratory gas exchange analyzer during cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Hazard ratios (HRs) (95% CIs) were estimated for the incidence of CKD. Correction for within-person variability was made using data from repeat measurements of CRF taken 11 years after baseline. A total of 197 CKD events were recorded during a median follow-up of 25.8 years. The age-adjusted regression dilution ratio for CRF was 0.59 (95% CI: 0.53-0.65). The risk of CKD decreased in a graded fashion with increasing CRF. Comparing extreme tertiles of CRF, the HR (95% CI) for CKD was 0.67 (0.46-0.97) following adjustment for several established and emerging risk factors. The corresponding adjusted HR (95% CI) was 0.51 (0.27-0.96) following correction for within-person variability. In a meta-analysis of five population-based cohort studies (including the current study) comprising 32,447 participants and 4,043 CKD cases, the fully-adjusted risk ratios (95% CIs) for CKD comparing extreme tertiles of baseline and long-term CRF values were 0.58 (0.46-0.73) and 0.40 (0.27-0.59), respectively. Findings from a new prospective study and pooled analysis of previous studies plus the new study indicate that high CRF levels are strongly and independently associated with a reduced risk of CKD and consistent with a linear dose-response relationship. Using single baseline measurements of CRF to investigate the association between CRF and CKD risk could considerably underestimate the true association.
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- Setor K Kunutsor
- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 4WP, UK.
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning & Research Building (Level 1), Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning & Research Building (Level 1), Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning & Research Building (Level 1), Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Central Finland Health Care District Hospital District, Department of Medicine,Jyväskylä, Finland District, Jyväskylä, Finland
- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Raisi A, Zerbini V, Myers J, Masotti S, Piva T, Lordi R, Chiaranda G, Grazzi G, Mazzoni G, Mandini S. Moderate walking speed and survival association across 23-years follow-up in female patients with cardiovascular disease. Int J Cardiol 2023; 371:371-376. [PMID: 36089160 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS To estimate the association between average walking speed (WS), determined using a moderate 1-km treadmill-walking test (1 k-TWT), and all-cause mortality in female patients with stable cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS A sample of 431 patients (age 67 [34-88] years), performed a 1 k-TWT and were followed for all-cause mortality for up to 23 years. Variables significantly associated with mortality were determined by Cox proportional hazard models. Based on average WS during the 1k_TWT the sample was subdivided into tertiles, and mortality risk was calculated. Receiver-operating-characteristic curves were constructed to assess the discriminatory accuracy of WS for estimating survival. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 10.4 years, a total of 135 deaths from any cause occurred, with an average mortality rate of 4.2%. The strongest predictor of mortality was WS (c-statistic for all-cause mortality 0.801, 95% confidence intervals: 0.51-1.11, p < 0.0001). Survival rate decreased from the fastest to the lowest tertile. Compared to the group with the lowest WS, the hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for the second and third tertiles were 0.73 (0.48-1.12) and 0.47 (0.25-0.91), respectively (p for trend <0.0001). CONCLUSION Average WS maintained during a moderate treadmill-walk is inversely related to survival in female patients with CVD. The 1 k-TWT is a simple and useful tool for assessing progress and stratifying risk in women undergoing secondary prevention programs.
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- Andrea Raisi
- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Italy.
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- Division of Cardiology, VA, Palo Alto, CA, USA; Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Italy; Public Health Department, AUSL Ferrara, Italy
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- Public Health Department, AUSL Piacenza, Italy; General Directorship for Public Health and Integration Policy, Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Italy; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; Public Health Department, AUSL Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Italy; Public Health Department, AUSL Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Exercise Science and Sport, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Ross R, Myers J. Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Its Place in Medicine. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2023. [DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2401014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Peterman JE, Arena R, Myers J, Harber MP, Bonikowske AR, Squires RW, Kaminsky LA. Reference Standards for Peak Rating of Perceived Exertion during Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Data from FRIEND. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2023; 55:74-79. [PMID: 35977105 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Peak rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is measured during clinical cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) and is commonly used as a subjective indicator of maximal effort. However, no study to date has reported reference standards or the distribution of peak RPE across a large cohort of apparently healthy individuals. PURPOSE This study aimed to determine reference standards for peak RPE when using the 6-20 Borg scale for both treadmill and cycle tests. METHODS The analysis included 9551 tests (8821 treadmill, 730 cycle ergometer) from 13 laboratories within the Fitness Registry and Importance of Exercise National Database (FRIEND). Using data from tests conducted January 1, 1980, to January 1, 2021, percentiles of peak RPE for men and women were determined for each decade from 20 to 89 yr of age for treadmill and cycle exercise modes. Two-way ANOVA was used to compare differences in peak RPE values between sexes and across age groups. RESULTS There were statistically significant differences in RPE between age groups whether the test was performed on a treadmill or cycle ergometer ( P < 0.05). However, the mean and median RPE for each sex, age group, and test mode were between 18 and 19. In addition, 83% of participants met the traditional RPE criteria of ≥18 for indicating sufficient maximal effort. CONCLUSIONS This report provides the first normative reference standards for peak RPE in both male and female individuals performing CPX on a treadmill or cycle ergometer. Furthermore, these reference standards highlight the general consistency of peak RPE responses during CPX.
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- James E Peterman
- Fisher Institute of Health and Well-Being, College of Health, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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- Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory, College of Health, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Fisher Institute of Health and Well-Being, College of Health, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
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Kokkinos P, Faselis C, Myers J. Reply: The Relationship Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Mortality. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 80:e397. [PMID: 36480978 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.09.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mukherji AB, Lu D, Qin F, Hedlin H, Johannsen NM, Chung S, Kobayashi Y, Haddad F, Lamendola C, Basina M, Talamoa R, Myers J, Palaniappan L. Effectiveness of a Community-Based Structured Physical Activity Program for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2247858. [PMID: 36542382 PMCID: PMC9857601 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.47858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE The efficacy of physical activity interventions among individuals with type 2 diabetes has been established; however, practical approaches to translate and extend these findings into community settings have not been well explored. OBJECTIVE To test the effectiveness of providing varying frequencies of weekly structured exercise sessions to improve diabetes control. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS The IMPACT (Initiate and Maintain Physical Activity in Communities Trial) study was a controlled randomized clinical trial (randomization occurred from October 2016 to April 2019) that included a 6-month, structured exercise intervention either once or thrice weekly vs usual care (UC; advice only). The exercise intervention was conducted at community-based fitness centers. Follow-up visits were conducted in a university research clinic. Participants included adults with type 2 diabetes (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] 6.5%-13.0%, not taking insulin, and no precluding health issues). Data analysis was performed from January to April 2022. INTERVENTIONS A once-weekly structured exercise group, a thrice-weekly structured exercise group, or UC. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was HbA1c at 6 months. RESULTS A total of 357 participants (143 women [40.1%]) with a mean (SD) age of 57.4 (11.1) years were randomized (119 each to the UC, once-weekly exercise, and thrice-weekly exercise groups). There was no significant difference in HbA1c change by study group in the intention-to-treat analysis at 6 months. Specifically, HbA1c changed by -0.23% (95% CI, -0.48% to 0.01%) in the thrice-weekly exercise group and by -0.16% (95% CI, -0.41% to 0.09%) in the once-weekly exercise group. A total of 62 participants (52.1%) in the once-weekly exercise group and 56 participants (47.1%) in the thrice-weekly exercise group were at least 50% adherent to the assigned structured exercise regimen and were included in the per-protocol analysis. Per-protocol analysis showed that HbA1c changed by -0.35% (95% CI, -0.60% to -0.10%; P = .005) at 3 months and by -0.38% (95% CI, -0.65% to -0.12%; P = .005) at 6 months in the thrice-weekly exercise group compared with UC. There was no significant decrease in HbA1c in the once-weekly exercise group. The exercise intervention was effective in improving self-reported minutes of metabolic equivalent tasks per week for participants in the thrice-weekly exercise group (both overall and per protocol). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Although the intervention was not effective in the intention-to-treat analysis, participants in the thrice-weekly exercise group who attended at least 50% of the sessions during the 6-month exercise intervention program improved HbA1c levels at 6 months. Future efforts should focus on improving adherence to thrice-weekly structured exercise programs to meet exercise guidelines. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02061579.
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- Aishee B. Mukherji
- Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Quantitative Sciences Unit, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Quantitative Sciences Unit, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Quantitative Sciences Unit, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
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- Quantitative Sciences Unit, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford, California
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford, California
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Endocrinology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Cardiology Division, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Division of General Medical Disciplines, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Sandel C, Myers J, Alvarez K, Stavrakis S, Gaffney P, Cunningham M. Cd4+ T cell phenotypes, autoantibodies and transcriptional signatures overlap between myocarditis, ischemic and nonischemic heart failure, suggesting shared inflammatory pathogenic mechanisms. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Myocarditis may progress to heart failure (HF) often as a result of viral myocardial infection where cardiomyocyte damage exposes sequestered self-antigens including cardiac myosin (CM) leading to autoimmunity. CM acts as an adjuvant via activation of Toll-like receptor (TLR)2 and TLR8, and is a potent autoantigen promoting HF in myocarditis through elevated IL-6, IL-17A and Th17 differentiation concomitant with autoantibody responses against CM. Since cardiomyocyte damage also occurs in ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies, we investigated the hypothesis that ischemic and nonischemic HF would have similar inflammatory phenotypes.
Purpose
We defined CD4+ T helper cell phenotypes, autoantibodies, and peripheral blood transcriptome of the inflammatory phenotypes in myocarditis, compared to ischemic, and nonischemic HF. The identification of immune phenotypes in myocarditis and HF are important for consideration of inflammatory interventions and immunotherapies in myocarditis and HF.
Methods
Peripheral blood was collected from myocarditis patients within 6 months of disease onset, and from clinically stable, chronic HF patients. CD4+ T helper cells (Th1, Th2, and Th17) were evaluated by flow cytometry after density gradient separation, and human CM autoantibody titers were determined by ELISA. Whole blood RNA sequencing, Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA), as well as multi-contrast pathway enrichment were performed.
Results
(Fig. 1A) Significantly elevated human CM autoantibodies were observed in myocarditis, ischemic and nonischemic HF patients, and correlated with nonrecovered patients and poor outcomes. (Fig. 1B) Myocarditis and nonischemic HF patients had significantly elevated Th17 and Th2 frequencies. Ischemic HF patients had a trend toward elevated Th 17 and Th 2 CD4+ T cell frequencies. None of the cohorts demonstrated an elevation in Th1 (not shown) (Fig 2A), IPA canonical pathway enrichment for all cohorts together showed elevated pathways concordant with our proposed pathogenic mechanisms in myocarditis and HF, including TLR and inflammasome signaling and IL17A and IL13 pathways (Fig. 2B). Myocarditis and nonischemic HF shared more inflammatory pathway enrichment in common than ischemic HF (Fig. 2C) Multi contrast pathway enrichment demonstrated that males in each cohort shared TLR and IL1b signaling that was not observed in females.
Conclusion
Nonischemic HF patients have overlapping immunological features with myocarditis including elevated anti-CM autoantibodies, as well as Th17, and Th2 frequencies. Ischemic HF demonstrated elevated CM autoantibodies and fewer inflammatory genes and pathways. The transcriptome supported the immune phenotypes in myocarditis and heart failure suggesting pathogenic autoimmune and inflammatory mechanisms shared in myocarditis and ischemic HF. The results have implications for immunomodulatory therapies in myocarditis and HF.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): National Institutes of Health
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- C Sandel
- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center , Oklahoma City , United States of America
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- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center , Oklahoma City , United States of America
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- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center , Oklahoma City , United States of America
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- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center , Oklahoma City , United States of America
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- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center , Oklahoma City , United States of America
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- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center , Oklahoma City , United States of America
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Shah S, Dibben G, Ketkar A, Hare DL, Myers J, Franklin B, Babu AS, Taylor RS. Identifying the Optimal Exercise Prescription for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Cardiac Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:12317. [PMID: 36231615 PMCID: PMC9566022 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (EBCR) has been shown to improve clinical outcomes in these patients, and yet clinicians are often challenged to prescribe the most effective type of exercise training. Therefore, this systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) aims to formally quantify the optimal dose of exercise training interventions to improve exercise capacity and quality of life by undertaking direct and indirect pooled comparisons of randomized controlled trials. A detailed search will be conducted on PubMed/MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL), EMBASE and Web of Science. Two reviewers will screen the existing literature and assess the quality of the studies. Disagreements will be resolved through consensus. We anticipate that the analysis will include pairwise and Bayesian network meta-analyses. Most of the trials have studied the impact of exercise training comparing one or two modalities. As a result, little evidence exists to support which interventions will be most effective. The current NMA will address this gap in the literature and assist clinicians and cardiac rehabilitation specialists in making an informed decision. Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals. Ethical approval is not applicable, as no research participants will be involved. PROSPERO Registration number: CRD42022262644.
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- Shraddha Shah
- Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit & Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Well Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- DES Institutes, Brijlal Jindal College of Physiotherapy, Pune 411004, India
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3084, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System/Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Department of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India
- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3084, Australia
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit & Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Well Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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Kamil-Rosenberg S, Louras P, Nuzum H, Myers J, Fairchild JK. <Association Of Maximal And Submaximal Exercise Capacity With Cognitive Function In Persons With Mild Memory Impairment>. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2022. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000883372.15801.2a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Babu AS, Arena R, Myers J. Post-COVID era: Time to re-introduce "cardiorespiratory fitness" as a vital sign. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 51:101546. [PMID: 35844774 PMCID: PMC9270847 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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- Abraham Samuel Babu
- Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) network, USA
- Corresponding author at: Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India.
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- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) network, USA
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) network, USA
- Department of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System/Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA
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Busque V, Arena R, Kaminsky LA, Christle JW, Myers J. Predicting Outcomes In Heart Failure With Age- And Sex-specific VE/VCo2Slope Reference Standards. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2022. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000878140.65940.c3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Lamba S, Jones KT, Korshak LC, Myers J, Moy E. Individualizing Nutrition Counseling Sessions To Improve BMI Among Food Insecure Veterans. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2022. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000882444.87475.0a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ghilardi G, Chong EA, Svoboda J, Wohlfarth P, Nasta SD, Williamson S, Landsburg JD, Gerson JN, Barta SK, Pajarillo R, Myers J, Chen AI, Schachter L, Yelton R, Ballard HJ, Hodges Dwinal A, Gier S, Victoriano D, Weber E, Napier E, Garfall A, Porter DL, Jäger U, Maziarz RT, Ruella M, Schuster SJ. Bendamustine is safe and effective for lymphodepletion before tisagenlecleucel in patients with refractory or relapsed large B-cell lymphomas. Ann Oncol 2022; 33:916-928. [PMID: 35690221 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.05.521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapy (CAR-T) is now a standard treatment of relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas; however, a significant portion of patients do not respond to CAR-T and/or experience toxicities. Lymphodepleting chemotherapy is a critical component of CAR-T that enhances CAR-T-cell engraftment, expansion, cytotoxicity, and persistence. We hypothesized that the lymphodepletion regimen might affect the safety and efficacy of CAR-T. PATIENTS AND METHODS We compared the safety and efficacy of lymphodepletion using either fludarabine/cyclophosphamide (n = 42) or bendamustine (n = 90) before tisagenlecleucel in two cohorts of patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphomas treated consecutively at three academic institutions in the United States (University of Pennsylvania, n = 90; Oregon Health & Science University, n = 35) and Europe (University of Vienna, n = 7). Response was assessed using the Lugano 2014 criteria and toxicities were assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 and, when possible, the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) consensus grading. RESULTS Fludarabine/cyclophosphamide led to more profound lymphocytopenia after tisagenlecleucel infusion compared with bendamustine, although the efficacy of tisagenlecleucel was similar between the two groups. We observed significant differences, however, in the frequency and severity of adverse events. In particular, patients treated with bendamustine had lower rates of cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity. In addition, higher rates of hematological toxicities were observed in patients receiving fludarabine/cyclophosphamide. Bendamustine-treated patients had higher nadir neutrophil counts, hemoglobin levels, and platelet counts, as well as a shorter time to blood count recovery, and received fewer platelet and red cell transfusions. Fewer episodes of infection, neutropenic fever, and post-infusion hospitalization were observed in the bendamustine cohort compared with patients receiving fludarabine/cyclophosphamide. CONCLUSIONS Bendamustine for lymphodepletion before tisagenlecleucel has efficacy similar to fludarabine/cyclophosphamide with reduced toxicities, including cytokine release syndrome, neurotoxicity, infectious and hematological toxicities, as well as reduced hospital utilization.
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Center for Cellular Immunotherapies and Cellular Therapy and Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Center for Cellular Immunotherapies and Cellular Therapy and Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Center for Cellular Immunotherapies and Cellular Therapy and Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Medical University of Vienna, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Medicine I Wien, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Vienna, Austria
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, Adult Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy Program, Portland, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Center for Cellular Immunotherapies and Cellular Therapy and Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Center for Cellular Immunotherapies and Cellular Therapy and Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, Adult Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy Program, Portland, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, Adult Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy Program, Portland, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, Adult Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy Program, Portland, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Center for Cellular Immunotherapies and Cellular Therapy and Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, Adult Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy Program, Portland, USA
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- Center for Cellular Immunotherapies and Cellular Therapy and Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Center for Cellular Immunotherapies and Cellular Therapy and Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Center for Cellular Immunotherapies and Cellular Therapy and Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Medical University of Vienna, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Medicine I Wien, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Vienna, Austria
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- Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, Adult Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy Program, Portland, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Center for Cellular Immunotherapies and Cellular Therapy and Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Center for Cellular Immunotherapies and Cellular Therapy and Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
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de Souza E Silva CG, Buginga GC, de Souza E Silva EA, Arena R, Rouleau CR, Aggarwal S, Wilton SB, Austford L, Hauer T, Myers J. Prediction of Mortality in Coronary Artery Disease: Role of Machine Learning and Maximal Exercise Capacity. Mayo Clin Proc 2022; 97:1472-1482. [PMID: 35431026 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To develop a prediction model for survival of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) using health conditions beyond cardiovascular risk factors, including maximal exercise capacity, through the application of machine learning (ML) techniques. METHODS Analysis of data from a retrospective cohort linking clinical, administrative, and vital status databases from 1995 to 2016 was performed. Inclusion criteria were age 18 years or older, diagnosis of CAD, referral to a cardiac rehabilitation program, and available baseline exercise test results. Primary outcome was death from any cause. Feature selection was performed using supervised and unsupervised ML techniques. The final prognostic model used the survival tree (ST) algorithm. RESULTS From the cohort of 13,362 patients (60±11 years; 2400 [18%] women), 1577 died during a median follow-up of 8 years (interquartile range, 4 to 13 years), with an estimated survival of 67% up to 21 years. Feature selection revealed age and peak metabolic equivalents (METs) as the features with the greatest importance for mortality prediction. Using these 2 features, the ST generated a long-term prediction with a C-index of 0.729 by splitting patients in 8 clusters with different survival probabilities (P<.001). The ST root node was split by peak METs of 6.15 or less or more than 6.15, and each patient's subgroup was further split by age or other peak METs cut points. CONCLUSION Applying ML techniques, age and maximal exercise capacity accurately predict mortality in patients with CAD and outperform variables commonly used for decision-making in clinical practice. A novel and simple prognostic model was established, and maximal exercise capacity was further suggested to be one of the most powerful predictors of mortality in CAD.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Systems Engineering and Computer Science/COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Systems Engineering and Computer Science/COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago; TotalCardiology(TM) Research Network, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- TotalCardiology(TM) Research Network, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- TotalCardiology(TM) Research Network, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- TotalCardiology(TM) Research Network, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- TotalCardiology(TM) Research Network, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| | - Jonathan Myers
- Cardiovascular Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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