Key result
Heart transplantation improves peak exercise oxygen uptake, but recipients' capacity remains 40% to 50% lower than healthy age-matched control values.
Why the study?
Does HIT improve exercise capacity in recent heart transplant recipients?
Does HIT improve exercise capacity in recent heart transplant recipients?
An editorial discussing the potential of HIT to improve exercise capacity in recent heart transplant recipients.
Can a "HIT" Result in a Home Run? Article, see p 2198 H eart transplantation is an established life-saving treatment for individuals with end-stage refractory heart failure.Although heart transplant recipients' peak exercise oxygen uptake (Vo .2peak ) improves after surgery, it remains 40% to 50% lower than healthy age-matched control values. 1 The lower Vo
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Tucker et al. (2019) studied this question. Heart transplantation improves peak exercise oxygen uptake, but recipients' capacity remains 40% to 50% lower than healthy age-matched control values.
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