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Impact of the exercise mode on heart rate recovery after maximal exercise

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Heart rate recovery 1 min after exercise termination (HRR-1) is a prognostic predictor. However, the influence of the exercise mode on HRR-1 is incompletely characterised. Twenty-nine young and healthy subjects and 16 elderly patients with chronic heart failure underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing using cycle ergometer and treadmill ramp protocols in random order. HRR-1 and heart rate recovery 2 and 3 min after exercise (HRR-2, HRR-3) during active recovery and peak oxygen consumption (peak VO2) were measured. In both healthy subjects (32 ± 14 vs. 27 ± 10 bpm) and HF patients (19 ± 8 vs. 14 ± 9 bpm), HRR-1 was faster after cycle exercise (p = 0.029; p for between group difference 0.94). In contrast, HRR-2 and HRR-3 were similar after both tests in both groups. Peak VO2 was lower during cycle as compared to treadmill exercise in both groups. In conclusion, in both healthy subjects and HF patients, HRR-1 depends on the mode of exercise as peak VO2 does.

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MTM is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant PBZHB-121007).

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  1. Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, PO Box 6492, St Kilda Road Central, Melbourne, VIC, 8008, Australia

    Micha Tobias Maeder

  2. Division of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St Gallen, Switzerland

    Peter Ammann & Hans Rickli

  3. Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    Hans Peter Brunner-La Rocca

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Maeder, M.T., Ammann, P., Rickli, H. et al. Impact of the exercise mode on heart rate recovery after maximal exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol 105, 247–255 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-008-0896-2

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