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ArticleCardiology journal2026

The relationship between inspiratory muscle strength and exercise tolerance in patients with coronary heart disease.

Tao Shen, Jinglin Li, Yanxin Song, Chuan Ren, Wei Zhao

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Tao ShenDepartment of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, China. fengguxuan@163.com.
Jinglin LiDepartment of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, China.
Yanxin SongDepartment of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, China.
Chuan RenDepartment of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, China.
Wei ZhaoDepartment of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, China.

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backgroundThere has been insufficient research on the assessment of exercise capacity in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) who exhibit inspiratory muscle weakness (IMW).

methodsA retrospective cohort study involving CHD patients who underwent PCI at Peking University Third Hospital Heart Rehabilitation Center between January 2019 and December 2021 was conducted. Patients who had undergone inspiratory muscle testing and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) were included, and their clinical data were collected and analyzed.

resultsA total of 571 post-PCI CHD patients were included in the study. The average age was 60.8 ± 4.3 years, and 479 male patients (83.9%) were included. The average maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) of the enrolled patients was 90.7 ± 26.1 cm H2O, with 56 patients (9.8%) presenting with IMW. The IMW group had lower peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) (17.4 ± 4.2 vs. 19.3 ± 5.1 mL/ /min/kg, p < 0.001) and oxygen uptake efficiency slopes (OUES) (1464.7 ± 368.5 vs. 1619.2 ± 400.4, p = 0.004). MIP correlated with VO2peak (r = 0.719, p < 0.001) and OUES (r = 0.622, p < 0.001). Multivariate regression analysis revealed that VO2peak (OR = 0.917, 95% CI = 0.858 ~ 0.980) and history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (OR = 1.705, 95% CI = 0.934~ 3.112) were independent risk factors for IMW.

conclusionsAfter PCI, CHD patients exhibiting IMW, especially those with comorbid COPD, demonstrated reduced exercise tolerance and oxygen uptake efficiency.

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Coronary DiseaseExercise ToleranceInhalationMuscle StrengthPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRespiratory MusclesAgedExercise TestFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxygen ConsumptionRetrospective Studiescardiopulmonary exercise testingchronic obstructive pulmonary diseasecoronary heart diseaseexercise toleranceinspiratory muscle weakness

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