title: [Muscular mechanisms of lowering of physical working capacity in chronic heart failure and action of beta-adrenoblockers].
abstract: Parameters of physical working capacity (symptom limited treadmill test with gas analysis, 6 min walk test and usual everyday activity), activity of muscular metaboreflex, efficacy of pulmonary ventilation, and heart rate variability were studied in 50 patients with postinfarction cardiosclerosis with chronic class I-III heart failure and 30 patients without heart failure. Patients with heart failure of all functional classes had lowered parameters of working capacity while metaboloreflex hyperactivation and diminished effectiveness of ventilation were found only in patients with clinical signs of chronic heart failure but not in those with symptomless left ventricular dysfunction. Therapy with metoprolol was associated with lowering of activity of metaboloreflex, augmented effectiveness of ventilation and heart rate variability, improvement of results of 6 min test and everyday activity without considerable changes of peak oxygen consumption.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Syrkin
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Poltavskaia
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Molchanova
authors.forename: L Iu
authors.initials: LIu
authors.lastname: Churganova
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Chaplygin
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008790:Metoprolol / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010807:Physical Endurance; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D008790:Metoprolol