Brief CommunicationsHigh-Intensity Interval Training Improves Peak Oxygen Uptake and Muscular Exercise Capacity in Heart Transplant Recipients
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Key words:
Aerobic exercise
chronotropic response
heart transplantation
maximum oxygen uptake
muscle strength
VO2peak
Abbreviations:
% HRmax
percent of age-predicted maximum heart rate
AT
anaerobic threshold (ventilatory threshold)
BIA
bioelectrical impedance analysis
CG
control group
CO
cardiac output
CRI
chronotropic response index
CRP
C-reactive protein
DXA
dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry
EG
exercise group
eGFR
estimated glomerular filtration rate
Hb
hemoglobin
HF
heart failure
HIIT
high-intensity interval training
HR
heart rate
HRmax
maximum heart rate
HRQoL
health-related quality of life
HTx
heart transplant
J
Joule
LV
left ventricle
LVe’
left ventricle early diastolic mitral annular velocity
LVEF
left ventricle ejection fraction
Nm
Newtonmeter
NT-proBNP
N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide
RER
respiratory exchange ratio
RPE
rated perceived exertion
VAS scale
visual analog scale
VEmax
maximum ventilation
VO2peak
peak oxygen uptake
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