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One year improvement of exercise capacity in patients with mechanical circulatory support as bridge to transplantation

Felix, SEA; Oerlemans, MIF; Ramjankhan, FZ; Muller, SA; Kirkels, HH; van Laake, LW; Suyker, WJL; ... de Jonge, N; + view all (2021) One year improvement of exercise capacity in patients with mechanical circulatory support as bridge to transplantation. ESC Heart Failure 10.1002/ehf2.13234. Green open access

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Aims: Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) results in substantial improvement of prognosis and functional capacity. Currently, duration of MCS as a bridge to transplantation (BTT) is often prolonged due to shortage of donor hearts. Because long-term results of exercise capacity after MCS are largely unknown, we studied serial cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPETs) during the first year after MCS implantation. Methods and results: Cardiopulmonary exercise tests at 6 and 12 months after MCS implantation in BTT patients were retrospectively analysed, including clinical factors related to exercise capacity. A total of 105 MCS patients (67% male, 50 ± 12 years) underwent serial CPET at 6 and 12 months after implantation. Power (105 ± 35 to 114 ± 40 W; P ≤ 0.001) and peak VO2 per kilogram (pVO2/kg) improved significantly (16.5 ± 5.0 to 17.2 ± 5.5 mL/kg/min (P = 0.008)). Improvement in pVO2 between 6 and 12 months after LVAD implantation was not related to heart failure aetiology or haemodynamic severity prior to MCS. We identified maximal heart rate at exercise as an important factor for pVO2. Younger age and lower BMI were related to further improvement. At 12 months, 25 (24%) patients had a normal exercise capacity (Weber classification A, pVO2 > 20 mL/kg/min). Conclusions: Exercise capacity (power and pVO2) increased significantly between 6 and 12 months after MCS independent of Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) profile or heart failure aetiology. Heart rate at exercise importantly relates to exercise capacity. This long-term improvement in exercise capacity is important information for the growing group of long-term MCS patients as this is critical for the quality of life of patients.

Type: Article
Title: One year improvement of exercise capacity in patients with mechanical circulatory support as bridge to transplantation
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13234
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13234
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Health Informatics
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10125369
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