Utility of the oxygen pulse in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease in physically fit patients

Abstract Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) guidelines recommend analysis of the oxygen (O2) pulse for a late exercise plateau in evaluation for obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD). However, whether this O2 pulse trajectory is within the range of normal has been debated, and the diagnost...

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Autores principales: Bradley J. Petek, Timothy W. Churchill, J. Sawalla Guseh, Garrett Loomer, Sarah K. Gustus, Gregory D. Lewis, Rory B. Weiner, Aaron L. Baggish, Meagan M. Wasfy
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:afbd8caabc854d90abd22a93b770c9bd2021-11-15T09:54:40ZUtility of the oxygen pulse in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease in physically fit patients2051-817X10.14814/phy2.15105https://doaj.org/article/afbd8caabc854d90abd22a93b770c9bd2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15105https://doaj.org/toc/2051-817XAbstract Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) guidelines recommend analysis of the oxygen (O2) pulse for a late exercise plateau in evaluation for obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD). However, whether this O2 pulse trajectory is within the range of normal has been debated, and the diagnostic performance of the O2 pulse for OCAD in physically fit individuals, in whom V˙O2 may be more likely to plateau, has not been evaluated. Using prospectively collected data from a sports cardiology program, patients were identified who were free of other cardiac disease and underwent clinically‐indicated CPET within 90 days of invasive or computed tomography coronary angiography. The diagnostic performance of quantitative O2 pulse metrics (late exercise slope, proportional change in slope during late exercise) and qualitative assessment for O2 pulse plateau to predict OCAD was assessed. Among 104 patients (age:56 ± 12 years, 30% female, peak V˙O2 119 ± 34% predicted), the diagnostic performance for OCAD (n = 24,23%) was poor for both quantitative and qualitative metrics reflecting an O2 pulse plateau (late exercise slope: AUC = 0.55, sensitivity = 68%, specificity = 41%; proportional change in slope: AUC = 0.55, sensitivity = 91%, specificity = 18%; visual plateau/decline: AUC = 0.51, sensitivity = 33%, specificity = 67%). When O2 pulse parameters were added to the electrocardiogram, the change in AUC was minimal (−0.01 to +0.02, p ≥ 0.05). Those patients without OCAD with a plateau or decline in O2 pulse were fitter than those with linear augmentation (peak V˙O2 133 ± 31% vs. 114 ± 36% predicted, p < 0.05) and had a longer exercise ramp time (9.5 ± 3.2 vs. 8.0 ± 2.5 min, p < 0.05). Overall, a plateau in O2 pulse was not a useful predictor of OCAD in a physically fit population, indicating that the O2 pulse should be integrated with other CPET parameters and may reflect a physiologic limitation of stroke volume and/or O2 extraction during intense exercise.Bradley J. PetekTimothy W. ChurchillJ. Sawalla GusehGarrett LoomerSarah K. GustusGregory D. LewisRory B. WeinerAaron L. BaggishMeagan M. WasfyWileyarticlecardiopulmonary exercise testingcoronary artery diseaseexercise testingO2 pulseoxygen pulsePhysiologyQP1-981ENPhysiological Reports, Vol 9, Iss 21, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
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topic cardiopulmonary exercise testing
coronary artery disease
exercise testing
O2 pulse
oxygen pulse
Physiology
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spellingShingle cardiopulmonary exercise testing
coronary artery disease
exercise testing
O2 pulse
oxygen pulse
Physiology
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Bradley J. Petek
Timothy W. Churchill
J. Sawalla Guseh
Garrett Loomer
Sarah K. Gustus
Gregory D. Lewis
Rory B. Weiner
Aaron L. Baggish
Meagan M. Wasfy
Utility of the oxygen pulse in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease in physically fit patients
description Abstract Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) guidelines recommend analysis of the oxygen (O2) pulse for a late exercise plateau in evaluation for obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD). However, whether this O2 pulse trajectory is within the range of normal has been debated, and the diagnostic performance of the O2 pulse for OCAD in physically fit individuals, in whom V˙O2 may be more likely to plateau, has not been evaluated. Using prospectively collected data from a sports cardiology program, patients were identified who were free of other cardiac disease and underwent clinically‐indicated CPET within 90 days of invasive or computed tomography coronary angiography. The diagnostic performance of quantitative O2 pulse metrics (late exercise slope, proportional change in slope during late exercise) and qualitative assessment for O2 pulse plateau to predict OCAD was assessed. Among 104 patients (age:56 ± 12 years, 30% female, peak V˙O2 119 ± 34% predicted), the diagnostic performance for OCAD (n = 24,23%) was poor for both quantitative and qualitative metrics reflecting an O2 pulse plateau (late exercise slope: AUC = 0.55, sensitivity = 68%, specificity = 41%; proportional change in slope: AUC = 0.55, sensitivity = 91%, specificity = 18%; visual plateau/decline: AUC = 0.51, sensitivity = 33%, specificity = 67%). When O2 pulse parameters were added to the electrocardiogram, the change in AUC was minimal (−0.01 to +0.02, p ≥ 0.05). Those patients without OCAD with a plateau or decline in O2 pulse were fitter than those with linear augmentation (peak V˙O2 133 ± 31% vs. 114 ± 36% predicted, p < 0.05) and had a longer exercise ramp time (9.5 ± 3.2 vs. 8.0 ± 2.5 min, p < 0.05). Overall, a plateau in O2 pulse was not a useful predictor of OCAD in a physically fit population, indicating that the O2 pulse should be integrated with other CPET parameters and may reflect a physiologic limitation of stroke volume and/or O2 extraction during intense exercise.
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author Bradley J. Petek
Timothy W. Churchill
J. Sawalla Guseh
Garrett Loomer
Sarah K. Gustus
Gregory D. Lewis
Rory B. Weiner
Aaron L. Baggish
Meagan M. Wasfy
author_facet Bradley J. Petek
Timothy W. Churchill
J. Sawalla Guseh
Garrett Loomer
Sarah K. Gustus
Gregory D. Lewis
Rory B. Weiner
Aaron L. Baggish
Meagan M. Wasfy
author_sort Bradley J. Petek
title Utility of the oxygen pulse in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease in physically fit patients
title_short Utility of the oxygen pulse in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease in physically fit patients
title_full Utility of the oxygen pulse in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease in physically fit patients
title_fullStr Utility of the oxygen pulse in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease in physically fit patients
title_full_unstemmed Utility of the oxygen pulse in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease in physically fit patients
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