Comparison of adaptations to a 12-month exercise program and late outcome in patients with healed myocardial infarction and ejection fraction <45% and >50%.
To characterize the differences in adaptations to endurance exercise training and prognosis between patients with depressed and normal left ventricular (LV) function, 20 patients with coronary artery disease were studied and followed for 7 years. Patients with normal LV function had enhancement of LV systolic function, but the group with LV dysfunction did not exhibit cardiac adaptations and had more cardiac events than those with normal LV function.
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Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Miller
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Miller
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Ballard
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D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology