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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
Previous studies have reported that skeletal muscle strength is closely related to exercise capacity in patients with myocardial infarction (MI). However, none of the previous studies have fully investigated the correlation between exercise capacity and the skeletal muscle volume (MV). Seventy patients with MI underwent symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise testing using a treadmill. The MV was evaluated by electrical impedance analysis and the maximal knee extension strength (Peak torque: PT) was measured by a Biodex. The subjects were divided into 2 groups according to the MV (group L, MV < 22 kg; group H, MV > or = 22 kg). The PT was positively and significantly correlated with the peak V(.)O(2) in both the L and H groups (r = 0.70 versus r = 0.71). The MV of the lower limbs was positively correlated with the peak V(.)O(2) in the L group (r = 0.57), but not in the H group. The lower limb MV was positively and significantly correlated with PT in the L group (r = 0.48), but not in the H group. The exercise capacity of patients with MI is thought to depend on both the strength and volume of the skeletal muscle. In MI patients with high muscle volume, exercise capacity was determined by skeletal muscle strength alone.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1349-2365
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
727-38
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional capacity, skeletal muscle strength, and skeletal muscle volume in patients with myocardial infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article