Oxygen utilization during moderate-intensity resistance and aerobic exercise in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: the central role of the periphery
Simon Wernhart, Manuel Rattka, Marwin Shir, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Martin Halle, Mark J Haykowsky · 2026
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Description
Simon Wernhart and co-authors probe how patients with a heart muscle fault use oxygen during exercise. Their 2026 study tests nineteen patients with a fault that can cause odd heart rhythms. Each patient did short arm work, such as a hard hand grip and curls, plus longer bike work lying down. Tubes in the heart and arm let the team split oxygen use into heart delivery and muscle uptake.
Oxygen use rose in all tasks, yet heart delivery rose only a bit, and only on the bike. Muscle uptake and flow into muscle rose in every task. Most of the change in oxygen use came from the muscle side, a hint that mild exercise may be safe here.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Simon Wernhart, Manuel Rattka, Marwin Shir, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Martin Halle, Mark J Haykowsky |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |