Assessment of cardiopulmonary capacity in deconditioned athletes because of knee injury.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness
; 64(7): 615-623, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
An athlete's career inevitably goes through periods of forced physical exercise interruption like a knee injury. Advanced echocardiographic methods and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) are essential in evaluating athletes in the period elapsing after the injury. However, the feasibility of a maximal pre-surgery CPET and the capacity of resting advanced echocardiographic techniques to predict cardiorespiratory capacity still need to be clarified.METHODS:
We evaluated 28 non-professional athletes aged 18-52, involved in prevalently aerobic or alternate aerobic/anaerobic sports activities, affected by a knee pathology with indications for surgical treatment. The evaluation was performed at rest by trans-thoracic echocardiography, including global longitudinal strain (GLS) and myocardial work (MW) assessment, and during exercise by CPET.RESULTS:
The percent-predicted peak oxygen consumption (peak VOCONCLUSIONS:
A maximal CPET can be obtained in deconditioned athletes because of a knee injury, allowing a comprehensive functional pre-surgery evaluation. In these patients, peak VO
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oxygen Consumption
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Exercise Test
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Knee Injuries
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Sports Med Phys Fitness
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article