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. 2021 Jan 4;42(3):554–559. doi: 10.1007/s00246-020-02513-w

Table 2.

Basic CPET data

Pre-COVID Post-COVID p value
CPET protocol
 Bruce 6 10 0.025
 Vancouver 4 0
Maximum HR (bpm) 195 (± 8.4) 195 (± 9.8) 0.95
% of predicted max HR 94.6 (± 3.6) 94.7 (± 3.3) 0.95
RER at VO2 max 1.28 (± 0.08) 1.31 (± 0.1) 0.41
Heart rate reserve (%) 4.8 (± 3.4) 5 (± 3.7) 0.91
VE/VCO2 31.9 (± 3.8) 31.7 (± 3.7) 0.89
PETCO2 37 (± 1.7) 38.1 (± 1.5) 0.37