Table 1.
Aginga | Heart failure | |
---|---|---|
Peak VO2 | ↓ ↓ | ↓ ↓ ↓ |
Maximal stroke volume | – or ↓ | ↓ ↓ |
Maximal heart rate | ↓ ↓ | ↓ |
Maximal AV oxygen difference | ↓↓ | ↓↓ |
Skeletal muscle mass | ↓ ↓ | ↓ ↓ |
Mitochondrial oxidative enzymes | ↓ | ↓↓↓ |
Between the third and ninth decades.
From Fleg JL. Can exercise conditioning be effective in older heart failure patients? Heart Failure Rev 2002;7(1):99–103; with permission.