title: Maximal functional capacity in patients with endomyocardial fibrosis.
abstract: We evaluated objectively the cardiocirculatory dysfunction of patients with EMF, and related the functional class (FC-NYHA) to the data obtained by analysis of maximal functional capacity. We studied 55 subjects, divided into three groups: group 1 (G1) 21 (38.1%) normal persons, group 2 (G2) seven (12.7%) patients with EMF who were in FC I or II, and group 3 (G3) 27 (49%) patients in FC III or IV. Maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) and O2 pulse index (PO2max) were obtained using a Beckman computerized gas analyser. The mean values were significantly different among the three groups. We conclude that the greater the clinical impairment, the greater the alterations that occur in the indices of cardiac function.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração--Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mady
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Barretto
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Mesquita
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellotti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pileggi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D016276:Ventricular Function
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen