Diastolic blood pressure is predictive of an elevated ventilatory efficiency slope in at-risk middle-aged obese adults that are asymptomatic for cardiovascular disease

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Research Article | Volume 7 Issue:1 (, 2017) | Pages 11 - 20

Diastolic blood pressure is predictive of an elevated ventilatory efficiency slope in at-risk middle-aged obese adults that are asymptomatic for cardiovascular disease

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DOI : 10.5083/ejcm.20424884.02

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March 23, 2017

Abstract

Cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET)assess oxygen uptake (VO ) and ventilatory efficiency (V /VCO slope) as both are predictive measures of cardiovascular disease (CVD) severity in symptomatic adults. Specifically, the slope is a powerful prognostic tool for assessing CVD severity and prognosis as it is effectively independent of a patient’s capacity to reach volitional fatigue. In asymptomatic adults, several clinical risk factors for CVD have been established for use in health assessments, and as a method for early CVD detection and prevention.

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Body weight

Exercise test

Heart disease

Obesity

& risk factors

European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

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