Relative Tolerance to Upper- and Lower-Limb Aerobic Exercise in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease

To investigate the effects of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) on relative tolerance to upper- and lower-limb aerobic exercise. Peak cardiorespiratory responses evoked by an incremental arm-cranking test (ACT) and an incremental leg-cranking test (LCT) were compared in patients with PAD (N=101; med...

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Published in:European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery 2006-02, Vol.31 (2), p.157-163
Main Authors: Zwierska, I., Walker, R.D., Choksy, S.A., Male, J.S., Pockley, A.G., Saxton, J.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Pressure
Exercise Therapy
Exercise Tolerance
Extremities
Female
Heart Rate
Humans
Intermittent claudication
Intermittent Claudication - physiopathology
Lactic Acid - blood
Male
Middle Aged
Oxygen Consumption
Pulmonary Gas Exchange
Pulmonary Ventilation
Upper-limb exercise
Walking
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Summary:To investigate the effects of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) on relative tolerance to upper- and lower-limb aerobic exercise. Peak cardiorespiratory responses evoked by an incremental arm-cranking test (ACT) and an incremental leg-cranking test (LCT) were compared in patients with PAD (N=101; median age 69 year, range 50–85 years). Claudication distance (CD) and total distance before intolerable claudication pain (maximum walking distance: MWD) were also assessed during walking. Peak oxygen consumption (V˙O2) for the ACT was 94% of that measured for the LCT (1.01±0.03 versus 1.10±0.03lmin−1, respectively; P
ISSN:1078-5884
1532-2165
DOI:10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.06.025