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ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2016

Metabolic equivalents fail to indicate metabolic load in post-myocardial infarction patients during the modified Bruce treadmill walking test.

K Woolf-May, S Meadows, D Ferrett, E Kearney

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Article in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

K Woolf-MayHuman and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK.
S MeadowsSchool of Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Kent at Medway, Canterbury, UK.
D FerrettHuman and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK.
E KearneyEast Kent Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, Canterbury, UK.
Canterbury Christ Church University · GBEast Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Kent · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the suitability of metabolic equivalents (METs) for determining exercise intensity in phase-IV post-myocardial infarction (MI) men during the modified Bruce treadmill walking test (MBWT).

methodsTwenty phase-IV post-MI men (mean±SD, aged 64.4±5.8 years) and 20 healthy non-cardiac male controls (59.8±7.6 years) participated. Participants performed a MBWT. Throughout the participants' heart rate (HR), heart rhythm, expired air parameters and ratings of perceived exertion (RPEs) were measured. MET values were compared between groups and those currently ascribed to each stage of the MBWT.

resultsGeneral linear model analysis found no significant differences between groups during the MBWT for

conclusionDuring the MBWT, post-MI men worked more anaerobically per MET (%AT/MET) than controls. Therefore, current METs based on non-cardiac individuals appear unsuitable in determining the full metabolic load of the exercise intensity for cardiac patients during the MBWT.

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PMID28879030
PMCPMC5569267
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