Why the study?
Does the oxygen pulse reserve method for tailoring rate-responsive pacemakers improve exercise capacity in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation?
Population
11 patients with rate responsive pacemakers implanted for high degree AV block and chronotropic incompetence.
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
2-7 months
Authors
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May improve exercise capacity in rehab; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized trials before practice change.
Does the oxygen pulse reserve method for tailoring rate-responsive pacemakers improve exercise capacity in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation?
Tailoring rate-responsive pacemakers using the oxygen pulse reserve method provides an effective basis for aerobic rehabilitation, significantly improving exercise capacity.
Greco et al. (1998) studied this question.
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