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. 2018 Jul 3;5(1):e000812. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000812

Table 3B.

Exercise capacity as a determinant of unscheduled hospitalisation

Study Variable Late outcome HR (95% CI)
VO2
Diller et al 22 Peak VO2 (mL/kg/min). Hospitalisation. 0.938
(0.912 to 0.965)		 graphic file with name openhrt-2018-000812ileq02.jpg
Fernandes et al 23 Peak VO2
(cut-off value <18.9).		 Combined end point. 1.95
(1.14 to 3.36)
Ohuchi et al 24 Peak VO2
(% of predicted value).		 Hospitalisation. 0.95
(0.91 to 0.99)
Cunningham et al 28 % Change in peak VO2, /−10%. Combined end point. 1.14
(1.0 to 1.8)
Heart rate
Diller et al 22 Heart rate reserve
(per 10 bpm).		 Hospitalisation. 0.89
(0.822 to 0.963)
Fernandes et al 23 Peak heart rate
(cut-off value <111.5).		 Combined end point. 2.43
(1.43 to 4.14)
Ohuchi et al 24 Peak heart rate. Hospitalisation. 0.98
(0.97 to 0.98)
VE/VCO2
Diller et al 22 Slope. Hospitalisation. 1.021
(1.003 to 1.039)
Fernandes et al 23 Slope
(cut-off value >31.5).		 Combined end point. 1.95
(1.14 to 3.36)
Ohuchi et al 24 Peak VE/VCO2. Hospitalisation. 1.02
(1.01 to 1.03)
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