Table 2.

Ventilatory variables during recovery (1st, 2nd, 3rd minute and the mean of the 2nd and 3rd minute) during the run without regional circulatory occlusion (No RCO) and the run with regional circulatory occlusion (RCO) in controls and patients with heart failure

		Controls			Patients
		No RCO	RCO	Δ	No RCO	RCO	Δ
Recovery 1st minute	V̇E	43.14 ± 4.17	40.41 ± 4.92	−2.76 ± 1.83	36.43 ± 2.20	37.02 ± 2.89	0.59 ± 1.75
	V̇O2	1.03 ± 0.05	0.89 ± 0.05	−0.14 ± 0.03	0.90 ± 0.05	0.86 ± 0.05	−0.04 ± 0.26
	V̇CO2	1.12 ± 0.06	1.04 ± 0.07	−0.08 ± 0.03	0.92 ± 0.05	0.95 ± 0.07	0.03 ± 0.04
Recovery 2nd minute	V̇E	31.42 ± 3.48	27.66 ± 2.85†	−3.76 ± 1.12	25.47 ± 1.76	28.08 ± 2.37†	2.61 ± 0.91*
	V̇O2	0.58 ± 0.04	0.51 ± 0.03	−0.06 ± 0.03	0.58 ± 0.03	0.56 ± 0.04	−0.03 ± 0.01
	V̇CO2	0.71 ± 0.05	0.63 ± 0.03	−0.08 ± 0.04	0.62 ± 0.04	0.65 ± 0.05	0.03 ± 0.02
Recovery 3rd minute	V̇E	25.80 ± 2.52	20.96 ± 1.84†	−4.84 ± 1.50	20.50 ± 1.45	24.83 ±2.94*†	4.33 ± 2.23*
	V̇O2	0.46 ± 0.02	0.41 ± 0.04	−0.05 ± 0.03	0.47 ± 0.03	0.47 ± 0.04	0.00 ± 0.03
	V̇CO2	0.55 ± 0.03	0.46 ± 0.04	−0.09 ± 0.04	0.49 ± 0.04	0.53 ± 0.05	0.05 ± 0.04
Recovery 2nd and 3rd minute	V̇E	28.61 ± 3.00	24.31 ± 2.34†	−4.30 ± 1.30	22.99 ± 1.61	26.45 ± 2.66*†	3.47 ± 1.57*
	V̇O2	0.52 ± 0.03	0.46 ± 0.03	−0.06 ± 0.03	0.53 ± 0.03	0.51 ± 0.04	−0.01 ± 0.02
	V̇CO2	0.63 ± 0.04	0.55 ± 0.04	−0.08 ± 0.04	0.55 ± 0.04	0.59 ± 0.05	0.04 ± 2.27

Values are given as mean ± S.E.M., in 1 min⁻¹; δ, difference

^*P < 0.05 vs controls

^†P < 0.05 vs. No RCO.