Comparison of cardiac output determined by different rebreathing methods at rest and at peak exercise.
Several rebreathing methods are available for cardiac output (Q (T)) measurement. The aims of this study were threefold: first, to compare values for resting Q (T) produced by the equilibrium-CO(2), exponential-CO(2) and inert gas-N(2)O rebreathing methods and, second, to evaluate the reproducibilit...
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| author | Jakovljevic, D Nunan, D Donovan, G Hodges, L Sandercock, G Brodie, D |
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| description | Several rebreathing methods are available for cardiac output (Q (T)) measurement. The aims of this study were threefold: first, to compare values for resting Q (T) produced by the equilibrium-CO(2), exponential-CO(2) and inert gas-N(2)O rebreathing methods and, second, to evaluate the reproducibility of these three methods at rest. The third aim was to assess the agreement between estimates of peak exercise Q (T) derived from the exponential and inert gas rebreathing methods. A total of 18 healthy subjects visited the exercise laboratory on different days. Repeated measures of Q (T), measured in a seated position, were separated by a 5 min rest period. Twelve participants performed an incremental exercise test to determine peak oxygen consumption. Two more exercise tests were used to measure Q (T) at peak exercise using the exponential and inert gas rebreathing methods. The exponential method produced significantly higher estimates at rest (averaging 10.9 l min(-1)) compared with the equilibrium method (averaging 6.6 l min(-1)) and the inert gas rebreathing method (averaging 5.1 l min(-1); P < 0.01). All methods were highly reproducible with the exponential method having the largest coefficient of variation (5.3%). At peak exercise, there were non-significant differences between the exponential and inert gas rebreathing methods (P = 0.14). The limits of agreement were -0.49 to 0.79 l min(-1). Due to the ability to evaluate the degree of gas mixing and to estimate intra-pulmonary shunt, we believe that the inert gas rebreathing method has the potential to measure Q (T) more precisely than either of the CO(2) rebreathing methods used in this study. At peak exercise, the exponential and inert gas rebreathing methods both showed acceptable limits of agreement. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:6a71cbff-181c-4f33-b2b1-b65f965e81a72022-03-26T18:57:30ZComparison of cardiac output determined by different rebreathing methods at rest and at peak exercise.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:6a71cbff-181c-4f33-b2b1-b65f965e81a7EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2008Jakovljevic, DNunan, DDonovan, GHodges, LSandercock, GBrodie, DSeveral rebreathing methods are available for cardiac output (Q (T)) measurement. The aims of this study were threefold: first, to compare values for resting Q (T) produced by the equilibrium-CO(2), exponential-CO(2) and inert gas-N(2)O rebreathing methods and, second, to evaluate the reproducibility of these three methods at rest. The third aim was to assess the agreement between estimates of peak exercise Q (T) derived from the exponential and inert gas rebreathing methods. A total of 18 healthy subjects visited the exercise laboratory on different days. Repeated measures of Q (T), measured in a seated position, were separated by a 5 min rest period. Twelve participants performed an incremental exercise test to determine peak oxygen consumption. Two more exercise tests were used to measure Q (T) at peak exercise using the exponential and inert gas rebreathing methods. The exponential method produced significantly higher estimates at rest (averaging 10.9 l min(-1)) compared with the equilibrium method (averaging 6.6 l min(-1)) and the inert gas rebreathing method (averaging 5.1 l min(-1); P < 0.01). All methods were highly reproducible with the exponential method having the largest coefficient of variation (5.3%). At peak exercise, there were non-significant differences between the exponential and inert gas rebreathing methods (P = 0.14). The limits of agreement were -0.49 to 0.79 l min(-1). Due to the ability to evaluate the degree of gas mixing and to estimate intra-pulmonary shunt, we believe that the inert gas rebreathing method has the potential to measure Q (T) more precisely than either of the CO(2) rebreathing methods used in this study. At peak exercise, the exponential and inert gas rebreathing methods both showed acceptable limits of agreement. |
| spellingShingle | Jakovljevic, D Nunan, D Donovan, G Hodges, L Sandercock, G Brodie, D Comparison of cardiac output determined by different rebreathing methods at rest and at peak exercise. |
| title | Comparison of cardiac output determined by different rebreathing methods at rest and at peak exercise. |
| title_full | Comparison of cardiac output determined by different rebreathing methods at rest and at peak exercise. |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of cardiac output determined by different rebreathing methods at rest and at peak exercise. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of cardiac output determined by different rebreathing methods at rest and at peak exercise. |
| title_short | Comparison of cardiac output determined by different rebreathing methods at rest and at peak exercise. |
| title_sort | comparison of cardiac output determined by different rebreathing methods at rest and at peak exercise |
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