TY - JOUR
T1 - Ventilatory limitations in patients with HFpEF and obesity
AU - Babb, Tony G.
AU - Balmain, Bryce N.
AU - Tomlinson, Andrew R.
AU - Hynan, Linda S.
AU - Levine, Benjamin D.
AU - MacNamara, James P.
AU - Sarma, Satyam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) patients have an increased ventilatory demand. Whether their ventilatory capacity can meet this increased demand is unknown, especially in those with obesity. Body composition (DXA) and pulmonary function were measured in 20 patients with HFpEF (69 ± 6 yr;9 M/11 W). Cardiorespiratory responses, breathing mechanics, and ratings of perceived breathlessness (RPB, 0–10) were measured at rest, 20 W, and peak exercise. FVC correlated with %body fat (R2 =0.51,P = 0.0006), V̇O2peak (%predicted,R2 =0.32,P = 0.001), and RPB (R2 =0.58,P = 0.0004). %Body fat correlated with end-expiratory lung volume at rest (R2 =0.76,P < 0.001), 20 W (R2 =0.72,P < 0.001), and peak exercise (R2 =0.74,P < 0.001). Patients were then divided into two groups: those with lower ventilatory reserve (FVC<3 L,2 M/10 W) and those with higher ventilatory reserve (FVC>3.8 L,7 M/1 W). V̇O2peak was ∼22% less (p < 0.05) and RPB was twice as high at 20 W (p < 0.01) in patients with lower ventilatory reserve. Ventilatory reserves are limited in patients with HFpEF and obesity; indeed, the margin between ventilatory demand and capacity is so narrow that exercise capacity could be ventilatory limited in many patients.
AB - Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) patients have an increased ventilatory demand. Whether their ventilatory capacity can meet this increased demand is unknown, especially in those with obesity. Body composition (DXA) and pulmonary function were measured in 20 patients with HFpEF (69 ± 6 yr;9 M/11 W). Cardiorespiratory responses, breathing mechanics, and ratings of perceived breathlessness (RPB, 0–10) were measured at rest, 20 W, and peak exercise. FVC correlated with %body fat (R2 =0.51,P = 0.0006), V̇O2peak (%predicted,R2 =0.32,P = 0.001), and RPB (R2 =0.58,P = 0.0004). %Body fat correlated with end-expiratory lung volume at rest (R2 =0.76,P < 0.001), 20 W (R2 =0.72,P < 0.001), and peak exercise (R2 =0.74,P < 0.001). Patients were then divided into two groups: those with lower ventilatory reserve (FVC<3 L,2 M/10 W) and those with higher ventilatory reserve (FVC>3.8 L,7 M/1 W). V̇O2peak was ∼22% less (p < 0.05) and RPB was twice as high at 20 W (p < 0.01) in patients with lower ventilatory reserve. Ventilatory reserves are limited in patients with HFpEF and obesity; indeed, the margin between ventilatory demand and capacity is so narrow that exercise capacity could be ventilatory limited in many patients.
KW - Aging
KW - Breathing mechanics
KW - Breathlessness
KW - Exercise capacity
KW - Exercise intolerance
KW - Operational lung volumes
KW - Pulmonary function
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U2 - 10.1016/j.resp.2023.104167
DO - 10.1016/j.resp.2023.104167
M3 - Article
C2 - 37758032
AN - SCOPUS:85172275612
SN - 1569-9048
VL - 318
JO - Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology
JF - Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology
M1 - 104167
ER -