Effect of Exercise Training on Peak Aerobic Power After Heart Transplantation: A Brief Review.

Authors :: Foulkes SJ
Hewitt D
Peters A
Schmidt T
Reiss N
Riess K
Paterson S
La Gerche A
Haykowsky MJ
Source :: The Canadian journal of cardiology [Can J Cardiol] 2023 Nov; Vol. 39 (11S), pp. S368-S374. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 21.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Heart transplantation (HTP) is a life-saving therapy for selected individuals with end-stage refractory heart failure. Despite improvements in quality of life and survival, HTP recipients' peak aerobic power (peak VO <subscript>2</subscript> ) remains up to 50% lower than age-matched healthy control subjects owing to abnormal cardiovascular and skeletal muscle function. Currently, little is known regarding the effect of exercise training (ET) to improve peak VO <subscript>2</subscript> after HTP. This brief review aims to summarise existing evidence regarding the role of ET on peak VO <subscript>2</subscript> and its determinants, highlights the upper limits of endurance performance in highly trained HTP athletes, and identifies areas for future HTP exercise rehabilitation research.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Humans
Exercise physiology
Exercise Therapy
Muscle, Skeletal
Oxygen Consumption
Quality of Life
Heart Transplantation

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