Determinants of Exercise Capacity Improvement after Cardiac Rehabilitation Following Myocardial Infarction Assessed with Combined Stress Echocardiography and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Description
Data from consecutive patients in a single center referred for cardiac rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who had performed combined stress echocardiography and cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET-SE). CPET-SE was performed before and after cardiac rehabilitation. All included patients were over 18 years, underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the first AMI between October 2015 and January 2019 without residual stenosis, and had an ejection fraction of >40%. All patients were enrolled more than 4 weeks after AMI. Our aim was to assess cardiac and peripheral mechanisms of peak oxygen uptake (peakVO2) improvement after cardiac rehabilitation using CPET-SE. For full information on the methodology please refer to the linked publication.