introduction: good functional capacity has a high negative predictive value (npv) in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (cad) similar to a normal gated myocardial perfusion imaging (gmpi). aim of this study was to evaluate npv of functional capacity during treadmill exercise in patients with normal gmpi in pakistani population. methods: this was a prospective study which ...

This study investigated differences in average VO2 of maximal effort interval running to maximal effort constant rate running at lactate threshold matched for time. The average VO2 and distance covered of 10 recreational male runners (VO2max: 4158 ± 390 mL · min(-1)) were compared between a maximal effort constant-rate run at lactate threshold (CRLT), a maximal effort interval run (INT) consist...

Early- and intermediate-term results of the arterial switch operation for D-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) are encouraging. However, questions remain about the long-term outcome for these patients, especially with regard to exercise performance. Preliminary studies have demonstrated normal endurance time on treadmills. However, data regarding aerobic capacity and cardiopulmonary fu...

BACKGROUND Current guidelines recommend that caffeinated products should be avoided for at least 12 hours prior to regadenoson administration. We intended to examine the effect of caffeine consumption and of timing of last dose on hemodynamic effects after regadenoson administration for cardiac stress testing. METHODS 332 subjects undergoing regadenoson stress testing were enrolled. Baseline ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relation between functional capacity and heart rate response to exercise in patients with atrial fibrillation. SUBJECTS 73 consecutive patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Relation between functional capacity, measured as peak oxygen consumption (peak VO2; ml/min/kg), and heart rate at all stages of exercise in univariate and multivaria...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Music captures attention, triggers a range of emotions, alters or regulates mood, increases work output, heightens arousal, induces states of higher functioning, reduces inhibitions and encourages rhythmic movement. Music has ergo-genic effect as well, it increases exercise performance, delays fatigue and increases performance and endurance, power and strength. Our study...