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  • Title: Cardiovascular physiology during supine cycle ergometry and dobutamine stress.
    Author: Cnota JF, Mays WA, Knecht SK, Kopser S, Michelfelder EC, Knilans TK, Claytor RP, Kimball TR.
    Journal: Med Sci Sports Exerc; 2003 Sep; 35(9):1503-10. PubMed ID: 12972869.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: This study compared cardiac hemodynamics during supine cycle ergometry and dobutamine stress. METHODS: Thirty-two healthy volunteers (19 female, 13 male, 23.5 +/- 3.5 yr old) completed respective tests on separate days and in random order. Heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac output were recorded at baseline and peak stress. Echocardiographic measures included left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, fractional shortening, heart rate corrected velocity of circumferential fiber shortening, end-systolic wall stress, and the difference between measured and predicted fiber shortening for measured wall stress. RESULTS: Compared with peak exercise, dobutamine infusion resulted in lower cardiac output (12 +/- 2 vs 16 +/- 4 l x min(-1), P < 0.0001), heart rates (163 +/- 7 vs 175 +/- 12 beats x min(-1), P < 0.0001), and systolic blood pressure (160 +/- 22 vs 185 +/- 20 mm Hg, P < or = 0.0001). Echocardiography demonstrated smaller left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (4.2 +/- 0.7 vs 4.5 +/- 0.7 cm, P = 0.013), higher fractional shortening (0.55 +/- 0.07 vs 0.50 +/- 0.06%, P < 0.001), higher VCFc (2.07 +/- 0.36 vs 1.54 +/- 0.20 circs x s(-1), P < 0.001) higher VCFdiff (0.94 +/- 0.35 vs 0.48 +/- 0.20 circs x s(-1), P < 0.001), and lower end-systolic wall stress (25 +/- 11 vs 42 +/- 16 g x cm(-2), P < 0.001). The stress-velocity relationship during dobutamine demonstrated higher y-intercept and steeper slope, indicating greater load-independent contractility. CONCLUSION: The cardiovascular adaptation to exercise and dobutamine stress differ significantly. Cardiac output during peak exercise is greater than during peak dobutamine secondary to increased heart rate and stroke volume. Despite a greater increase in contractility and decrease in afterload, a smaller increase in cardiac output during dobutamine stress may be secondary to limited ventricular preload.
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