The Effect of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Ability to Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Wen Zhang, Jinguo Xu · 2024

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Wen Zhang and Jinguo Xu follow heart patients in 2024 after a procedure that opens blocked arteries. They ask whether a test of heart and lung fitness, done days after the procedure, can predict later health. The study enrolled 153 patients from 2018 to 2020 and followed them for three years.

Patients who later had poor outcomes, such as heart failure or a return to hospital, had lower fitness scores. Key measures of oxygen use were lower, while heart rate reserve was higher. The authors argue that a simple fitness test soon after the procedure can help doctors spot patients who need closer care.

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CREATORWen Zhang, Jinguo Xu
YEAR2024
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE21 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11653874

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