Role of maximal oxygen consumption in establishment of heart transplant candidacy for heart failure patients with intermediate exercise tolerance.
Maximal exercise oxygen consumption (VO2max) was measured in patients with chronic congestive heart failure undergoing evaluation for heart transplantation. Although VO2max correlated with survival for the group as a whole, it did not demonstrate survival discrimination for patients in the intermediate range (VO2max = 12 to 17 ml/kg/min) and should therefore not be used as a benchmark test for determination of appropriateness for cardiac transplantation in this group of patients.
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Rush Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Winkel
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Johnson
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Piccione
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Lichtenberg
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Costanzo
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D000328:Adult; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015444:Exercise; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D012306:Risk