title: Exercise training in a patient with congestive heart failure on continuous dobutamine.
abstract: We present a 53-yr-old man with congestive heart failure who underwent 32 wk of exercise training. The patient was on a continuous infusion of dobutamine for 10 months prior to exercise training, which was subsequently discontinued at wk 24 of exercise training. Symptom-limited graded exercise tests were performed at baseline, wk 12, wk 24, and wk 32 of exercise training. While on a continuous infusion of dobutamine, the patient's oxygen consumption and exercise duration were increased during the exercise training period. Additionally, the patient was able to maintain these changes for 8 wk while continuing to exercise after the discontinuation of the dobutamine therapy.
authors.affiliation: Henry Ford Hospital, Heart and Vascular Institute, Detroit, MI 48309.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Keteyian
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Fedel
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D004280:Dobutamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010807:Physical Endurance
chemical_list: D004280:Dobutamine