Evaluation criteria of the hyperthyroid patients' adaptability to effort.
The submaximal triangular-type test was used for studying the adaptive capacity, on an ergometric bicycle. It was performed continuously, starting from O W, with a load increment of 10 watts/min up to optimal maximum heart rate (fmo). The heart rate, arterial blood pressure, electrocardiogram, CO2 output and O2 consumption computed maximal O2 consumption (VO2 max, ml/kg/min) (Astrand) were predicted, also taking into consideration the subjective sensations linked to effort, measured on a modified Borg scale. The capacity to effort was expressed by the "adaptability coefficient" (AC) according to formula: AC = W' divided by 2 + (W' --f). 40 hyperthyroid patients, compared to a lot of normal thyroid subjects were examined, both at the beginning and after the treatment at certain intervals of time. A decrease of the effort capacity before the treatment and its increase after was noticed in hyperthyroid patients.
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D005082:Physical Exertion
D002245:Carbon Dioxide