Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:19:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6645.pdf: 2027088 bytes, checksum: 18fe5648e0835cf1cfcbef303f079520 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-27 / Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos / In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), functional and structural impairment of lung function can negatively impact heart rate variability (HRV); in addition, a reduced exercise capacity is an important independent prognostic marker in COPD patients. However, 1) if the degree of lung impairment negatively impacts HRV responses and 2) whether the injury of the autonomic control may be associated with reduced exercise capacity in patients with COPD remain unclear. Thus, two studies were conducted in order to verify if functional status at rest and during exercise would be related to autonomic impairment in COPD patients. In the first study, entitled "Relationship between linear and nonlinear dynamics of heart rate and impairment of lung function in COPD patients," we investigated whether the impairment static lung volumes and lung diffusion capacity (DL) would be related to HRV indices in moderate-to-severe COPD. Sixteen patients with COPD underwent pulmonary function tests (spirometry, plethysmography and lung diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide - DLCO). The RR interval was registered in the supine, standing and seated positions and during a respiratory sinus arrhythmia maneuver (M-RSA). Our results suggest that responses of HRV indices were more prominent during M-RSA in moderate-to-severe COPD. Moreover, greater lung function impairment was related to poorer heart rate dynamics. Finally, impaired DLCO is related to an altered parasympathetic response in these patients. The second study, entitled "Are linear and nonlinear heart rate dynamics in submaximal exercise related to cardiorespiratory responses during maximal exercise in patients with COPD?", we inquired whether there is a relationship between HRV responses and exercise capacity in patients with COPD. Fifteen patients underwent incremental cardiopulmonary exercise testing and six-minute walk test (6MWT). The RR interval was registered at rest (standing position) and during 6MWT. Our results showed that HRV responses at rest and during simple field tests may reflect functional impairment of COPD patients, providing important information about both ventilatory and hemodynamic inefficiency in these patients. / Em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC), as alterações funcionais e estruturais do pulmão podem impactar negativamente na variabilidade da frequência cardíaca (VFC). Além disso, a reduzida capacidade de exercício se traduz como um marcador prognóstico nesses pacientes. No entanto, ainda não estão esclarecidos 1) se o grau de comprometimento pulmonar tem impacto negativo sobre as respostas da VFC, frente a diferentes estímulos autonômicos, e 2) se o prejuízo no controle autonômico pode estar relacionado à reduzida capacidade de exercício nos pacientes com DPOC. Sendo assim, dois estudos foram realizados com o intuito de relacionar as alterações funcionais, no repouso e no exercício, com o grau de prejuízo autonômico em pacientes com DPOC. O primeiro estudo, cujo título é Correlação entre as dinâmicas linear e não linear da frequência cardíaca e o comprometimento da função pulmonar em pacientes com DPOC , teve como objetivo investigar se o comprometimento nos volumes pulmonares estáticos e na difusão pulmonar estaria relacionado aos índices da VFC em repouso e em resposta às mudanças posturais. Dezesseis pacientes com diagnóstico de DPOC foram submetidos à prova de função pulmonar (espirometria, pletismografia e capacidade de difusão pulmonar ao monóxido de carbono DCO) e à coleta da VFC nas posturas supino, ortostatismo e sentado e durante a manobra de arritmia sinusal respiratória (M-ASR). Nossos resultados sugerem que as respostas da VFC frente a um estímulo vagal (M-ASR) são mais evidentes. Ainda, quanto maior o comprometimento da função pulmonar pior a dinâmica da frequência cardíaca. Por fim, a redução da DCO está relacionada à alterada resposta vagal nos pacientes com DPOC. O segundo estudo, intitulado Os índices da dinâmica linear e não linear na frequência cardíaca no exercício submáximo estão relacionados com as respostas cardiorrespiratórias ao exercício máximo em pacientes com DPOC? teve por objetivo avaliar se existe relação entre as respostas da VFC e a capacidade de exercício em pacientes com DPOC. Quinze pacientes foram submetidos aos testes de exercício cardiopulmonar incremental e de caminhada de seis minutos (TC6). A coleta da VFC feita em repouso (ortostatismo) e durante o TC6. Os resultados mostraram que as respostas da VFC no repouso e em testes simples de campo podem inferir o prejuízo funcional de pacientes com DPOC, fornecendo informações importantes acerca das limitações ventilatória e hemodinâmica destes pacientes.

The sympathetic nervous system plays a key role in the regulation of cardiovascular and ventilatory responses during exercise. The regulation of the heart and peripheral circulation by the autonomic nervous system is accomplished by control centers that receive input from mechanical and chemical receptors through the body. Therefore, the changes in sympathetic and parasympathetic activity allow for rapid responses. <p><p>Exercise is associated with increases of ventilation, heart rate and blood pressure. Ventilation increases adaptedly to increased oxygen uptake (VO2) and carbon dioxide output (VCO2) and eventually to limit metabolic acidosis occurring above the ventilatory threshold. Cardiac output increases to meet the contracting muscles’ requirement for flow. The increase in cardiac output occurs through increases in both heart rate and stroke volume and is regulated by feed-forward mechanisms: central command and exercise pressor reflex. <p><p>Skeletal muscle contraction elicits a reflex increase in sympathetic outflow which causes vasoconstriction contributing to the exercise induced rise in blood pressure. This reflex is triggered by stimulation of metabo- and chemoreceptors. Although the precise stimulus is not known, adrenergic receptor signaling is involved in the cardiovascular and respiratory alterations in response to exercise. <p><p>This thesis has been devoted to a better understanding of the functional aspects of sympathetic nervous system activation during dynamic and resistive exercise, with use of β blocker and β2 stimulant interventions The hypotheses were: 1) that β blocker interventions would decrease aerobic exercise capacity by a limitation of maximal cardiac output, but more so the ventilatory responses to exercise because of a decreased chemosensitivity, thereby decreasing dyspnea, and 2) β2 stimulant interventions would slightly increase aerobic exercise capacity by an increase in maximal cardiac output, but also the ventilatory responses because of an increased chemosensitivity, with possible decrease of the ventilatory reserve at exercise and increased dyspnea. Both interventions could affect maximal muscle strength through central effects.<p><p>Ventilatory responses to hyperoxic hypercapnia (central chemoreflex) and to isocapnic hypoxia (peripheral chemoreflex) were confronted to measurements of ventilatory equivalents for oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) during standard cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). Resting 5 measurements of muscle sympathetic nervous activity (MSNA) were obtained in different conditions with and without pharmacological interventions. Muscle metaboreflex and muscle stength measurements were also considered. Drugs with β blocker or β2 stimulant properties were administered in range of doses used in clinical practice for the teatment of cardiovascular or rerspiratory conditions. The results show that β blockade with bisoprolol slightly reduced maximal exercise capacity as assessed by a maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) or maximal workload (Wmax), with a decreased maximal heart rate, without significant effect on ventilation (VE) or MSNA responses to hypercapnia, hyperoxia or to isometric muscle contraction or ischemia. Both VE/VO2 and VE/VCO2 slopes were decreased during CPET, which was attributable to β blockade-related hemodynamic changes. On the other hand, stimulation of β2 receptors with salbutamol did not affect exercise capacity as assessed by VO2max or Wmax in spite of increased peripheral chemosensitivity with increased VE/VCO2 slopes and early lactic acidosis. MSNA burst frequency, muscle metaboreflex and maximal isokinetic muscle strength were not affected by salbutamol. <p><p>Thus, aerobic exercise capacity in healthy subjects is sensitive to sympathetic nervous system modulation by β blocker or β2 stimulant interventions with drugs at doses prescribed in clinical practice. B blocker intervention has a slight limitation of aerobic exercise capacity and a hemodynamic decrease in ventilation, while β2 stimulant intervention has no change in exercise capacity with associated increased ventilatory responses because of increased chemosensitivity, partly related to early lactic acidosis. None of the studied phamacologic interventions affected MSNA or muscle strength measurements. <p><p>We hope that these results might be useful for the understanding of the effects of revalidation to exercise of patients treated with β blocker or β2 stimulant drugs, document the limited ergogenic properties and also side effects of the intake of these substances in healthy exercising subjects.<p> / Doctorat en Sciences de la motricité / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

La décompensation cardiaque se manifeste par une symptomatologie de dyspnée et de fatigue, et par une diminution de l’aptitude aérobie. La décompensation cardiaque peut être globale ou gauche (DCG), ou droite comme dans le cas de l’hypertension artérielle pulmonaire (HTAP). Les mesures fonctionnelles de repos (fonction ventriculaire gauche ou pression artérielle pulmonaire moyenne) sont peu corrélées à l’aptitude aérobie, qui est cependant un élément important de la mise au point et du suivi clinique des patients atteints de DCG ou d’HTAP. <p>\ / Doctorat en Sciences de la motricité / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Introduction : Le Test de Marche de 6 Minutes (6MWT) est le test le plus utilisé chez les patients atteints de cancer, évaluant la capacité fonctionnelle, tout en demeurant simple, sécuritaire et standardisé. Toutefois, aucune équation actuelle ne peut prédire la consommation maximale d’oxygène ("V" ̇O2 max) chez les survivants de cancer. Ainsi, l’objectif principal est de valider une équation spécifique pour prédire le "V" ̇O2 max à partir du 6MWT, alors que le second est de valider une équation spécifique pour prédire la distance de marche (6MWD) à partir du 6MWT. Méthodes : Au total, 250 survivants d’au moins cinq ans de la leucémie lymphoblastique aigüe (LLA) (n=80 femmes (48%); n=88 hommes (52%)) avec un âge moyen de 22 ans (22.2 ± 6.3) ont été recrutés. Parmi ceux-ci, 168 survivants ont réalisé un 6MWT ainsi qu’un test d’effort maximal sur ergocycle pour évaluer respectivement leur capacité fonctionnelle et leur fonction cardiorespiratoire. Une évaluation de leur pratique d’activités physiques a été réalisée par questionnaire. Les survivants ont ensuite été randomisés en deux groupes : le premier (n=118 (70%)) pour créer les équations et le deuxième groupe (n=50 (30%)) pour valider les équations créées. Des régressions linéaires multiples ont été réalisées pour prédire chacune des équations ("V" ̇O2 max et 6MWD) à partir du 6MWT. Les variables incluses dans les équations comprenaient l’âge, le poids, la taille, la fréquence cardiaque à la fin du test (FCfin), la distance de marche effectuée (6MWD), le niveau de la pratique d’activités physiques (MVLPA), la perception d’effort (EPE) ainsi que la durée des traitements (DT). La méthode de Bland et Altman a été utilisée pour valider chacune des équations en déterminant les différences moyennes et en comparant nos équations avec des équations de références. Résultats : Équation spécifique "V" ̇O2 max (différence moyenne = 2.51mL.kg-1.min-1) = (-0,236 * âge(années)) - (0,094 * poids(kg)) - (0,120 * FCfin(bpm)) + (0,067 * 6MWD(mètres)) + (0,065 * MVLPA(min/jour)) - (0,204 * DT(années)) + 25,145 ; R2=0.61. Équation spécifique 6MWD (différence moyenne = 10.86 mètres) = (3,948 * taille(cm)) - (1,223 * poids(kg)) + (1,913 * FCfin(bpm)) - (6,863 * EPE(/10)) + (0,556 * MVLPA(min/jour)) - 242,241 ; R2=0.36. Conclusion : Il s’agit de la première étude qui prédit le "V" ̇O2 max et la 6MWD en utilisant des variables cliniques et spécifiques des survivants de LLA. Nos résultats permettent d’évaluer la capacité cardiorespiratoire des survivants de LLA et facilitera leur suivi. / Introduction: In cancer patients, the 6-Minute Walking Test (6MWT) is the most widely used test because it can assess the functional capacity in patients, while remaining simple, safe and standardized. However, it is reported that the actual equations cannot accurately predict a valid "V" ̇O2 peak value or a 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) in cancer survivors. Thus, the first aim is to validate a specific equation using the 6MWT to predict "V" ̇O2peak, while the second is to validate a specific equation to predict walk distance during 6MWT. Methods: A total of 250 childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survivors were enrolled in this study, among which 168 participants aged 22 years on average (22.2 ± 6.3) (n=80 females (48%); n=88 males (52%)) underwent a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and a 6MWT to assess their functional capacity and their cardiorespiratory fitness. Additionally, participants completed a physical activity questionnaire. Participants were randomly divided in two groups to create (n=118 (70%)) and to validate (n=50 (30%)) the equations. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to determine a new prediction equation for "V" ̇O2 peak and 6MWD from 6MWT. The validity in between the measured and predicted "V" ̇O2 peak and between the measured and predicted 6MWD was assessed using the Bland and Altman method. Results: Specific "V" ̇O2 peak equation (mean of bias=2.51mL.kg-1.min-1) = (-0.236*age(years)) - (0.094*weight(kg)) - (0.120*HR end(bpm)) + (0.067*6MWD(meters)) + (0.065*MVLPA(min/day)) - (0.204*DT(years)) + 25.145. Specific 6MWD equation (mean of bias=10.86meters) = (3.948*height(cm)) - (1.223*weight(kg)) + (1.913*HR end(bpm)) - (6.863*RPE) + (0.556*MVLPA(min/day)) - 242.241 Conclusion: This is the first study that predicted "V" ̇O2 peak and 6MWD using clinical and specific variables related to the disease from a 6MWT in childhood ALL survivors. It refines an already available tool that will strengthen an objective evaluation of the patient.

Following acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a relevant number of patients experience decreased exercise capacity which can be associated with disturbed pulmonary perfusion. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) shows several patterns typical for disturbed pulmonary perfusion. Research question: We aimed to examine whether CPET can also provide prognostic information in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Study Design and Methods: We performed a multicenter retrospective chart review in Germany between 2002 and 2020. Patients with CTEPH were included if they had 6 months of follow-up and complete CPET and hemodynamic data. Symptom-limited CPET was performed using a cycle ergometer (ramp or Jones protocol). The association of anthropometric data, comorbidities, symptoms, lung function, and echocardiographic, hemodynamic, and CPET parameters with survival was examined. Mortality prediction models were calculated by Cox regression with backward selection. Results: 345 patients (1532 person-years) were included; 138 underwent surgical treatment (pulmonary endarterectomy or balloon pulmonary angioplasty) and 207 received only non-surgical treatment. During follow-up (median 3.5 years), 78 patients died. The death rate per 1000 person-years was 24.9 and 74.2 in the surgical and non-surgical groups, respectively (p < 0.001). In age- and sex-adjusted Cox regression analyses, CPET parameters including peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak, reflecting cardiopulmonary exercise capacity) were prognostic in the non-surgical group but not in the surgical group. In mortality prediction models, age, sex, VO2peak (% predicted), and carbon monoxide transfer coefficient (% predicted) showed significant prognostic relevance in both the overall cohort and the non-surgical group. In the non-surgical group, Kaplan–Meier analysis showed that patients with VO2peak below 53.4% predicted (threshold identified by receiver operating characteristic analysis) had increased mortality (p = 0.007). Interpretation: The additional measurement of cardiopulmonary exercise capacity by CPET allows a more precise prognostic evaluation in patients with CTEPH. CPET might therefore be helpful for risk-adapted treatment of CTEPH.