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The oxygen uptake efficiency slope in adults with CHD: group validity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2024

J. M. Redfern Open the ORCID record for J. M. Redfern [Opens in a new window] ,
S. Hawkes ,
A. Bryan ,
D. Cullington  and
R. Ashrafi
J. M. Redfern*
Affiliation:
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chester, UK
S. Hawkes
Affiliation:
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, LP, UK
A. Bryan
Affiliation:
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, GM, UK
D. Cullington
Affiliation:
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, LP, UK
R. Ashrafi
Affiliation:
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, LP, UK
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Corresponding author: J. M. Redfern; Email: james.redfern4@nhs.net
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Abstract

The maximal oxygen uptake (V02 max) is a well-validated measure of cardiorespiratory function that is calculated during a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test. V02 max enables physicians to objectively assess cardiopulmonary function to aid in decision-making for patients with CHD. A significant proportion of these patients however are unable to achieve a maximal exercise test, and as such, there is a need for reliable submaximal predictors of cardiorespiratory reserve.

The oxygen uptake efficiency slope represents a measure of how effectively oxygen is extracted from the lungs and taken into the body and can be calculated from a submaximal exercise test. Its reliability as a predictor of cardiorespiratory reserve has been validated in various patient populations, but there is limited evidence for its validity in adult patients with CHD.

Retrospective analysis of cardiopulmonary exercise test data in 238 consecutive patients with CHD who completed a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test at our tertiary cardiology centre demonstrated a strong correlation between peak V02 and the oxygen uptake efficiency slope (0.936). A strong correlation with peak V02 was also demonstrated when oxygen uptake efficiency slope was calculated at ventilatory anaerobic threshold (OUESVAT), 75% (OUES75), and 90% (OUES90) of the test (0.833, 0.905, 0.927 respectively).

In adult patients with CHD who are unable to complete a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test, the oxygen uptake efficiency slope is a reliable indicator of cardiopulmonary fitness which correlates strongly with peak V02 at or beyond the ventilatory anaerobic threshold. Further research is required to validate the findings in patients with less common anatomies and to assess the relationship between the oxygen uptake efficiency slope and mortality.

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Oxygen uptake efficiency slopeCHDadultsexercise testing
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Cardiology in the Young , First View , pp. 1 - 10
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