OXYGEN-TRANSPORT TO MUSCLE DURING EXERCISE IN CHRONIC CONGESTIVE-HEART-FAILURE SECONDARY TO IDIOPATHIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY

Authors
AGOSTONI PG WASSERMAN K PEREGO GB MARENZI GC GUAZZI M ASSANELLI E LAURI G GUAZZI MD
Citation
Pg. Agostoni et al., OXYGEN-TRANSPORT TO MUSCLE DURING EXERCISE IN CHRONIC CONGESTIVE-HEART-FAILURE SECONDARY TO IDIOPATHIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY, The American journal of cardiology, 79(8), 1997, pp. 1120
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
79
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)79:8<1120:OTMDEI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
In chronic heart failure, oxygen delivery during exercise is impaired mainly because of failure of cardiac output to increase normally. Comp ensatory mechanisms are hemoglobin concentration increase, right-ward shift in the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve, and blood flow redistri bution from the nonexercising organs to the exercising muscles.