Rates of obesity (OB) are escalating among Canadian children and youth and the obesogenic environment is likely to cause further increases. An important aspect in providing clinical care to OB children is to have accurate assessment measures, particularly of their body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness. This project entails three interrelated projects aiming to develop novel cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition measurement techniques for an OB pediatric population. The purpose of the first project was to validate a new submaximal fitness protocol specifically geared towards OB children and youth. The second objective of this thesis involved assessing cardiorespiratory efficiency utilizing the Oxygen Uptake efficiency slope. The purpose of the third project was to determine the validity of a half-body scan methodology for measuring body composition in obese children and youth. The goal of developing these novel measurement techniques is improved design and evaluation of interventions aimed at managing pediatric obesity.

Title: Comparison of the results of aerobic exercise testing while kayak paddling whith crank ergometry of upper limbs. Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between the results of aerobic execise diagnostics of 6 elite kayakers (white water slalom) when paddling of flat water with crank ergometry of upper limbs. The results obtained when paddling on flat water were also compared with results obtained when paddling in the pool with counter (bachelor thesis). Based on the results we wanted to answer the question about the possible use specific forms of stress diagnosis (spiroergometry) in routine practice of training proces. Methods: We used standardized laboratory spiroergomtry stress test at crank ergometry of upper limbs and spiroergometry stress test when paddling on flat water of the same protocol. To obtain the functional values of physiological indicators in both test we used mobile spiroergometry equipment Cortex Metamax 3B and sporttester Polar. Feedback of probands were identified based on suervey with closed questions. Results: Testing kayakers reached when paddling on flat water the average functional values: heart rate (HR) 188,5 (±8,77) beats per minute, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max.) 56 ml.kg.min-1 (±6.31); maximum ventilation (VMAX.) 127.31 l.min-1 (±15.16);...

This diploma thesis takes interest in the issue of physical activities of children with cystic fibrosis, in possible impacts of such activities on clinical condition, in options of prescription of physical activities based on the actual clinical state of a person with cystic fibrosis, and in options of objectification of changes induced by an exercise programme. The theoretic part of this thesis summarizes the current findings about cystic fibrosis, therapy and physical activities in the context of prognosis of patients with cystic fibrosis. In experimental part, we performed examinations on few participants, who were willing to perform a home-based exercise programme. Also, we made a short exploratory questionnaire focused on the attitude of children with cystic fibrosis towards physical exercises. Methodology: We observed the evolution of maximal oxygen uptake VO2max, forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and of the scores of 1- minute sit-to-stand test (1-MSTST). All the measurements were performed before and after 12- weeks long exercise intervention. The inclusion criteria were diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, age over 10 years, FEV1 over 60 % predicted and no present signs of an acute exacerbation. Participants were assessed by spirometry examination,...

Exercise testings are widely used to estimate current functional state of athletes and reveal their pros and cons in particular cases. The aim of the proposed research was to evaluate eligibility, validity and informativity of various methods of exercise testing for control of athletes’ physical performance. Thirty qualified athletes aged 14 to 35 years and their level of exercise performance were studied, effective method of functional testing for control of training process was developed. We justified use of exercise testing by means of RAMP-protocol cycle spiroergometry for evaluation of aerobic capacity and exercise performance in elite and amateur athletes. Practical outcome is development of effective protocols of exercise testing for adequate and reproductible estimation of aerobic capacity and exercise performance of athletes of all qualification level and specialization. / Проведение проб с дозированной физической нагрузкой позволяет объективно оценивать текущее функциональное состояние организма, выявлять недостатки и преимущества атлетов в отдельных конкретных случаях. Цель – оценить целесообразность, валидность и информативность различных методов нагрузочного тестирования для контроля физической подготовленности спортсменов. В результате исследования были изучены методики нагрузочного тестирования 30 квалифицированных спортсменов от 14 до 35 лет, оценен уровень общей физической работоспособности, разработана эффективная методика функционального тестирования для управления тренировочным процессом. Научная новизна исследования состоит в обосновании использования нагрузочного тестирования методом велоэргоспирометрии по протоколу с непрерывно возрастающей нагрузкой для оценки аэробной производительности и функциональной готовности как элитных спортсменов, так и спортсменов-любителей. Практическая значимость работы заключается в разработке эффективных протоколов нагрузочного тестирования для адекватной и воспроизводимой оценки аэробной производительности и функциональной готовности спортсменов всех уровней квалификации и специализации.

L’insuffisance cardiaque est une pathologie provoquant une diminution importante des capacités fonctionnelles des patients ainsi qu’une diminution drastique de la qualité de vie. L’évaluation des capacités fonctionnelles est généralement effectuée par une épreuve d’effort maximal. Cependant pour plusieurs patients, cet effort est difficile à compléter. Les objectifs de l’étude présentée dans ce mémoire sont : (1) valider trois méthodes d’évaluation de la capacité fonctionnelle et aérobie des sujets souffrant d’insuffisance cardiaque avec un complexe QRS élargi; (2) chercher à établir le profil des patients démontrant une meilleure tolérance à l’exercice malgré une consommation maximale d’oxygène identique; et (3) démontrer les conséquences de la présence et de la magnitude de l’asynchronisme cardiaque dans la capacité fonctionnelle et la tolérance à l’exercice. Tous les sujets ont été soumis à un test de marche de six minutes, un test d’endurance à charge constante sur tapis roulant et à une épreuve d’effort maximal avec mesure d’échanges gazeux à la bouche. Les résultats ont montré une association significative entre les épreuves maximale et plus spécifiquement sous-maximale. De plus, une meilleure tolérance à l’exercice serait associée significativement à une plus grande masse du ventricule gauche. Finalement, les résultats de notre étude n’ont pas montré d’effet d’un asynchronisme cardiaque sur la performance à l’effort tel qu’évalué par nos protocoles. / Heart failure is a pathology that significantly decreases functional capacity and life quality. Maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing is usually used to evaluate the functional capacity. However, the intensity of this test is very high and difficult to complete for some patients. The objectives of the study presented in this master are: (1) to validate three different protocols that evaluate functional and aerobic capacity for patients with congestive heart failure and presenting a large QRS complex; (2) to establish the characteristics of the patients that demonstrate a better exercise tolerance despite an identical aerobic capacity; (3) to identify the consequences of the presence and the magnitude of cardiac asynchrony on the exercise tolerance and the functional capacity. All patients underwent a six minute walk test, an endurance exercise test on treadmill and also a maximal cardiopulmonary test. The results show a significant association between all tests, more importantly between submaximal tests. Also, patients with better exercise tolerance demonstrate a left ventricular mass increased compared to low exercise tolerance patients. Finally, there is no significant effect of cardiac asynchrony on exercise tolerance examined by our protocols.

Durch die Fortschritte bei der Transplantation wird zunehmend ein längeres Überleben der Patienten ermöglicht. Vor diesem Hintergrund gewinnen während der Zeit der chronischen Erkrankung erworbene Störungen sowie die im Verlauf nach der Transplantation auftretenden Nebenwirkungen an Bedeutung. Bei Beschränkung auf Veränderungen an der Lunge konnte bei Patienten mit chronischem Organversagen (Herz, Leber und Niere) gezeigt werden, dass lungenfunktionell messbare Störungen nachweisbar sind. Diese manifestieren sich vorrangig als Veränderungen der Diffusion, gefolgt von restriktiven und obstruktiven Ventilationsstörungen. Es bisher ungeklärt, inwieweit an deren Ausprägung interstitielle Lungenerkrankungen beteiligt sind. Gegenstand der Arbeit war die Analyse der Art, der Häufigkeit und des Umfanges lungenfunktioneller Störungen sowie die Bestimmung des Anteils computertomografisch nachweisbarer interstitieller Lungenveränderungen (ILD) bei transplantierten Patienten. Dazu wurden 79 Patienten nach Nierentransplantation (NTX), 40 Patienten nach Lebertransplantation (LTX), 40 Patienten nach Herztransplantation (HTX) zwischen 45-83 Monaten nach Transplantation mittels kompletter Lungenfunktionsanalyse und hochauflösender Computertomografie untersucht. Für eine vergleichende Betrachtung wurden 75 Patienten mit einer progressiven systemischen Sklerodermie (als ein Krankheitsbild mit Modellcharakter für ILD) ausgewertet. Die lungenfunktionellen Daten von 642 Patienten, eine spiroergometrische Analyse sowie eine autoptische Untersuchung bei Patienten nach HTX ergänzten die Erhebung. Als Ergebnisse konnten restriktive Ventilationsstörungen bei 2,5 - 10 Prozent in den drei Gruppen transplantierter Patienten nachgewiesen werden. Eine Obstruktion fand sich in vergleichbarer Größenordnung mit Werten zwischen 7,5 - 10 Prozent. Störungen der Diffusion konnten bei Verwendung des Transferfaktors der Lunge (TLCO) bzw. des Transferkoeffizienten (KCO) bei Patienten nach HTX mit 65 bzw. 98 Prozent, nach NTX mit 44 bzw. 68 Prozent und nach LTX mit 32 bzw. 68 Prozent ermittelt werden. Damit waren diese Veränderungen signifikant häufiger bei Patienten nach HTX gegenüber den beiden anderen Gruppen transplantierter Patienten nachweisbar. Computertomografisch nachweisbare ILD wurden nach LTX mit 5 Prozent , nach HTX mit 12 Prozent und nach NTX mit 24 Prozent gefunden. Damit konnte eine signifikant unterschiedliche Häufigkeit bei Patienten nach LTX und NTX festgestellt werden. Bei keiner der untersuchten Gruppen konnte eine signifikante Korrelation zwischen den Befunden der Diffusionsstörungen und dem Nachweis der ILD erfasst werden. Bei der Modellerkrankung waren die radiologischen Befunde häufiger nachweisbar, jedoch qualitativ gleich. Die Daten der 642 Patienten nach HTX zeigten eine konstante Häufigkeit von Diffusionsein-schränkungen, die unabhängig von der Zeit nach Transplantation waren. Die spiroergometrische Analyse nach HTX dokumentierte bei 92 Prozent der Patienten eine eingeschränkte kardiopulmonale Leistungsfähigkeit, wobei daran eine ventilatorische Begrenzung ursächlich nicht beteiligt war. Bei der autoptischen Untersuchung nach HTX fanden sich in 56 Prozent der untersuchten Fälle eine Verbreiterung des Interstitiums der Lunge sowie in 94 Prozent der Fälle Veränderungen an den Blutgefäßen. Die vorliegenden Daten erlauben die Aussage, dass bei transplantierten Patienten Diffusionsstörungen in relevantem Umfang nachweisbar waren. Diese stehen in keinem ursächlichem Zusammenhang mit den geringgradig computertomografisch nachweisbaren interstitiellen Veränderungen. Somit wird mit den Daten die hypothetische Annahme einer vorrangig gefäßbedingten Einschränkung der Diffusion bei den transplantierten Patienten gestützt. / Progress made in transplantation medicine is increasingly leading to longer survival of patients. This means that impairment acquired during the time of chronic illness and side effects during the postoperative course are increasingly significant. Considering pulmonary changes, it was shown that in patients with chronic organ failure (heart, liver, kidneys) impairment of lung function was measurable. This manifests mainly as changes in diffusion, followed by restrictive and obstructive ventilatory impairment. It is to date unclear to what extent interstitial lung disease is involved. This study analyzes the kind, prevalence and extent of lung impairment and the role of interstitial lung disease (ILD) revealed by computed tomography in transplanted patients. For this purpose we examined 79 patients after kidney transplantation (KTX), 40 patients after liver transplantation (LTX) and 40 patients after heart transplantation (HTX) between 45 and 83 months after transplantation by means of comprehensive lung function analysis and high-resolution computed tomography. For purposes of comparison, 75 patients with progressive systemic sclerodermia (chosen because of its exemplary nature for ILD) were evaluated. The study also includes lung function data for 642 patients, an analysis of exercise testing and an autopsy investigation of 73 patients after HTX. The results showed restrictive ventilatory impairment of 2.5-10% in the three groups of transplanted patients. The values for obstruction were similar at between 7.5 and 10%. Taking into account the lung transfer factor (TLCO) and the transfer coefficient (KCO), diffusion impairment was calculated to be 65 and 98% respectively in HTX patients, 44 and 68 % in KTX patients and 32 and 68% in LTX patients. These changes were therefore shown to be significantly more common in patients after HTX than in the other two patient groups. ILD revealed by computed tomography was 5% after LTX, 12% after HTX and 24% after KTX, i.e. a significantly different occurrence was found in patients after LTX and KTX. In none of the groups was a significant correlation between diffusion impairment data and ILD shown. In the sclerodermia group ILD could be shown more often than in the transplanted patients but corresponded in quality. The data of the 642 patients after HTX showed a constant incidence of diffusion impairment independent of the posttransplant time. The analysis of exercise testing established in patients after HTX restricted cardiopulmonary function, of which ventilatory impairment was not the cause. The autopsy investigation of patients after HTX showed widening of the pulmonary interstitium in 56% and changes in the blood vessels in 94% of the cases investigated. The data studied show that diffusion impairment was present to a relevant extent in transplanted patients. This impairment has no causative correlation with the interstitial changes shown by computed tomography to be minimal. Therefore the data support the hypothesis of diffusion impairment in transplanted patients being caused mainly by vascular changes.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:25:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese Ana Paula Perillo Ferreira Carvalho.pdf: 2730785 bytes, checksum: 1f68b9df4f7070c902674ee992b24c24 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-07-04 / Introduction: Heart failure is a progressive clinical syndrome in patients that generally, present alterations in their nutritional condition and loss in the functional capacity. objectives: Evaluating the effects of creatine supplementation on functional capacity and body composition of patients with heart failure. Methodology: Prospective, randomized, double-blind study performed at the Hospital das Clínicas of Federal University of Goiás, with 33 patients over 18 years old with heart failure. The selected patients were randomized in experimental group (CRE, n=17), supplemented with creatine monohydrate and placebo group (PLA, n=16), which received maltodextrin. For both groups, the instruction about taking the supplement or the placebo were 5 g dialy during the period of six months. The patients were submitted to evaluation of functional capacity by ergospirometry and the walking test per six minutes (6-MWT), anthropometry and the food consumption, before starting suplementation and at end of sixth month.The statistical model ANCOVA was used to analyze groups and treatment forms. Results: From the variables evaluated in the ergospirometry, the volume of the peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2 ), anaerobic threshold (AT), and the oxygen pulse (O2P) did not show significant differences between the groups (p>0,05). There was no significant difference in the distance travelled concerned to 6-MWT. The volunteers in the CRE groups presented average values of muscle circumference of the arm statistically superior from the PLA group (p=0,0413). The total of the body mass, lean body mass and the fat percentage did not present significant differences between groups. As for the total caloric value and macronutrients of the diet only medium amounts of lipids in the CRE group presented statistically lower (p=0.0120) than the PLA group. Conclusion: The creatine in patients with heart failure did not cause significant improvement in the functional capacity, in spite of the skeletal muscle enhancement in the CRE group, according to (MCA). / Introdução: A insuficiência cardíaca (IC) é uma síndrome clínica progressiva na qual os pacientes, em geral, apresentam alterações no seu estado nutricional e perda da capacidade funcional. Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos da suplementação de creatina na capacidade funcional e composição corporal de pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca. Metodologia: estudo prospectivo, randomizado, duplo cego, realizado no Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Goiás, com 33 pacientes maiores de 18 anos com insuficiência cardíaca. Os pacientes selecionados foram randomizados em grupo experimental (CRE, n =17), suplementado com creatina monoidratada e grupo placebo (PLA, n =16), que recebeu maltodextrina. Para ambos os grupos a instrução sobre a ingestão do suplemento ou do placebo foi de 5 g diárias durante o período de seis meses. Os pacientes foram submetidos à avaliação da capacidade funcional pela ergoespirometria e por teste de caminhada de seis minutos (TC6), antropometria e de consumo alimentar, antes de iniciarem a suplementação e ao final do sexto mês. O modelo estatístico Ancova foi utilizado na análise dos grupos e nas formas de tratamento. Resultados: Das variáveis avaliadas na ergoespirometria, o volume de oxigênio pico (VO2 pico), o limiar anaeróbico (LA) e o pulso de oxigênio (PO2) não apresentaram diferenças significativas entre os grupos (p>0,05). No TC6 não houve diferença significativa na distância percorrida. Os voluntários do grupo CRE apresentaram valores médios de circunferência muscular do braço (CMB) estatisticamente superiores aos do grupo PLA (p= 0,0413). A massa corporal total, a massa corporal magra e percentual de gordura não apresentaram diferenças significativas entre os grupos. Quanto ao valor calórico total e aos macronutrientes da dieta, apenas a quantidade média de lipídios no grupo CRE apresentou-se estatisticamente inferior (p = 0,0120) ao grupo PLA. Conclusão: A creatina em pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca não promoveu melhora significativa na capacidade funcional, apesar de ter ocorrido aumento da massa muscular esquelética no grupo CRE de acordo com a CMB.

L’insuffisance cardiaque est une pathologie provoquant une diminution importante des capacités fonctionnelles des patients ainsi qu’une diminution drastique de la qualité de vie. L’évaluation des capacités fonctionnelles est généralement effectuée par une épreuve d’effort maximal. Cependant pour plusieurs patients, cet effort est difficile à compléter. Les objectifs de l’étude présentée dans ce mémoire sont : (1) valider trois méthodes d’évaluation de la capacité fonctionnelle et aérobie des sujets souffrant d’insuffisance cardiaque avec un complexe QRS élargi; (2) chercher à établir le profil des patients démontrant une meilleure tolérance à l’exercice malgré une consommation maximale d’oxygène identique; et (3) démontrer les conséquences de la présence et de la magnitude de l’asynchronisme cardiaque dans la capacité fonctionnelle et la tolérance à l’exercice. Tous les sujets ont été soumis à un test de marche de six minutes, un test d’endurance à charge constante sur tapis roulant et à une épreuve d’effort maximal avec mesure d’échanges gazeux à la bouche. Les résultats ont montré une association significative entre les épreuves maximale et plus spécifiquement sous-maximale. De plus, une meilleure tolérance à l’exercice serait associée significativement à une plus grande masse du ventricule gauche. Finalement, les résultats de notre étude n’ont pas montré d’effet d’un asynchronisme cardiaque sur la performance à l’effort tel qu’évalué par nos protocoles. / Heart failure is a pathology that significantly decreases functional capacity and life quality. Maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing is usually used to evaluate the functional capacity. However, the intensity of this test is very high and difficult to complete for some patients. The objectives of the study presented in this master are: (1) to validate three different protocols that evaluate functional and aerobic capacity for patients with congestive heart failure and presenting a large QRS complex; (2) to establish the characteristics of the patients that demonstrate a better exercise tolerance despite an identical aerobic capacity; (3) to identify the consequences of the presence and the magnitude of cardiac asynchrony on the exercise tolerance and the functional capacity. All patients underwent a six minute walk test, an endurance exercise test on treadmill and also a maximal cardiopulmonary test. The results show a significant association between all tests, more importantly between submaximal tests. Also, patients with better exercise tolerance demonstrate a left ventricular mass increased compared to low exercise tolerance patients. Finally, there is no significant effect of cardiac asynchrony on exercise tolerance examined by our protocols.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:18:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6321.pdf: 1608143 bytes, checksum: 79020037f93ef260d48c286f33c9f952 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-29 / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais / Asthma is a chronic disease, with periods of exacerbation and worsening of airflow obstruction and may be triggered by various stimuli, including exercise, and is associated with dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). In this context, two studies were conducted to assess adjustments of ANS in asthmatic volunteers in different situations. The first study was entitled: Increased sympathetic modulation and decreased response of the heart rate variability response in controlled asthma , was designed to evaluate the adjustments of indices of autonomic modulation of heart rate (HR) at rest in supine and seated positions and during the respiratory sinus arrhythmia maneuver (M-RSA). The assessment of 12 asthmatic volunteers included pulmonary function tests and measures of heart rate variability (HRV). The results suggest that in asthma appears to be an association of airflow obstruction with reduced total variability, and in addition, to postural change seems to be reduced adjustment of the sympathetic nervous system in asthmatic women. The second study entitled: Airway responsiveness at exercise recovery and adjustments of heart rate variability at rest and exercise in controlled asthma , evaluated the adjustments of cardiac autonomic modulation during exercise its association with the exercise induced bronchoconstriction. Sixteen asthmatics volunteers underwent constant speed exercise test, forced vital capacity maneuver before and after exercise testing and register of HR and R-R intervals. With this second study, it can conclude that in asthmatics, even with controlled disease, injury presents postural and autonomic adjustments during the year and reduced complexity of dynamical systems of HRV during exercise. / A asma é uma doença crônica, com períodos de exacerbação e piora da obstrução ao fluxo aéreo, podendo ser desencadeada por vários estímulos, incluindo o exercício, e está associada a disfunções do sistema nervoso autonômico (SNA). Nesse contexto, foram realizados dois estudos para avaliação dos ajustes do SNA em voluntários asmáticos, em diferentes situações. O primeiro estudo intitulado: Elevada modulação simpática e atenuada resposta da variabilidade da frequência cardíaca na asma controlada , teve como objetivo avaliar os ajustes dos índices de modulação autonômica da frequência cardíaca (FC) em repouso, na manobra de mudança postural e durante a manobra de acentuação da arritmia sinusal respiratória. A avaliação de 12 voluntárias asmáticas, incluiu prova de função pulmonar e medidas da variabilidade da frequência cardíaca (VFC) nas diferentes posições e durante a manobra de acentuação da arritmia sinusal respiratória. Os resultados sugerem que na asma parece haver associação da obstrução ao fluxo aéreo com reduzida variabilidade total, e além disso, frente à mudança postural parece haver reduzido ajuste do sistema nervoso simpático em mulheres asmáticas. Diante destes resultados, objetivamos avaliar a VFC também durante o exercício em voluntários asmáticos. Sendo assim, o segundo estudo intitulado: Responsividade das vias aéreas na recuperação do exercício e os ajustes da variabilidade da frequência cardíaca em repouso e durante o exercício em asmáticos controlados , avaliou os ajustes da modulação autonômica cardíaca durante o exercício e sua associação com a presença de broncoconstrição induzia pelo exercício (BIE). Dezesseis voluntários com asma foram submetidos a um teste de exercício de carga constante em esteira, manobras de capacidade vital forçada antes e após o teste de exercício e registro da FC e dos intervalos R-R. Com este segundo estudo, pode-se concluir que em asmáticos, mesmo com a doença controlada, há prejuízo nos ajustes autonômicos posturais e durante o exercício, bem como reduzida complexidade dos sistemas dinâmicos de VFC durante o exercício.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:18:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6556.pdf: 2232464 bytes, checksum: d84f3d538456b42ad0ec52f81c1f7771 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-11 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / This thesis consisted of two studies described below. The Study 1 aimed to investigate if expiratory flow limitation (EFL) present at moderate intensity exercise in subjects following myocardial infarction (MI) (as shown in a previous study conducted in our laboratory) already manifests in those with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Forty-one men aged 40-65 years were allocated into four different groups: 1) stable coronary artery disease (SCADG) (n=9), 2) recent myocardial infarction (RMIG) (n=8), 3) late myocardial infarction group (LMIG) (n=12), and 4) health control group (CG) (n=12). Two cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) at constant workload (moderate and high intensity) were applied and EFL was evaluated by exercise flow-volume loops. We observed that during moderate intensity exercise the RMIG and LMIG presented with a significantly higher number of subjects with EFL compared to the CG, while no significant difference was observed among groups at high intensity exercise. Regarding the degree of expiratory flow limitation, the RMIG and LMIG showed significantly higher values at moderate intensity exercise when compared to the CG. At high intensity exercise, significantly higher values for the degree of expiratory flow limitation were observed only in the LMIG compared to the CG. We concluded that an EFL was only present in MI groups (recent and late) during moderate intensity exercise; whereas at high intensity exercise all groups presented EFL. Thus, EFL observed at moderate intensity exercise in both MI groups may be linked to the consequences of event and not to CAD. Following, the Study II aimed to investigate the indexes of circulatory (CP) and ventilatory power (VP) in CAD patients. Eighty-seven men were studied aged 40-65 years, being 42 subjects in the CAD group and 45 in the CG. CPX was performed on a treadmill and the following measures were obtained: 1) peak oxygen consumption (VO2), 2) peak heart rate (HR), 3) peak blood pressure (BP), 4) peak rate-pressure product (peak systolic BP x peak HR), 5) peak oxygen pulse = (peak VO2/peak HR), 6) the oxygen uptake efficiency (OUES), 7) the carbon dioxide production efficiency (VE/VCO2 slope), 8) CP (peak VO2 x peak systolic BP) and 9) VP (peak systolic BP/VE/VCO2 slope). The CAD group had significantly lower values for peak VO2, peak HR, peak systolic BP, peak rate-pressure product, peak oxygen pulse, the OUES, CP and VP and significantly higher values for peak diastolic BP and the VE/VCO2 slope compared to the CG. Furthermore, a stepwise regression analysis showed that CP was influenced by the group and VP was influenced both by group and by number of vessels with stenosis after treatment. Given the findings, we concluded that the indices of CP and VP were lower in men with CAD compared to CG. Thus, both studies brought important findings related to the responses of the cardiovascular, pulmonary and musculoskeletal systems of patients with CAD during physical exercise, bringing many contributions to clinical practice and assisting in the prescription of exercise training. / Esta tese constou de 2 estudos descritos a seguir. O Estudo I teve como objetivo verificar se a limitação ao fluxo expiratório (LFE) presente na moderada intensidade do exercício em sujeitos com infarto do miocárdio (IM) (conforme mostrado em estudo prévio realizado em nosso laboratório) já está presente naqueles com doença arterial coronariana (DAC) estável. Quarenta e um homens com idade entre 40 e 65 anos foram alocados em quatro diferentes grupos: 1) DAC estável (GDAC) (n=9), 2) IM recente (GIMR) (n=8), 3) IM tardio (GIMT) (n=12) e, 4) grupo controle saudável (GC) (n=12). Dois testes de exercício cardiopulmonar (TECP) em carga constante (moderada e alta intensidade) foram aplicados e a LFE foi avaliada por meio da alça fluxo-volume corrente durante o exercício. Nós observamos que durante a moderada intensidade do exercício somente os GIMR e GIMT apresentaram número significativamente maior de sujeitos com LFE comparados ao GC, enquanto nenhuma diferença significativa foi observada entre os grupos na alta intensidade do exercício. Em relação ao grau de LFE, tanto o GIMR como o GIMT apresentaram significativamente maiores valores de LFE na moderada intensidade do exercício comparado ao GC, e na alta intensidade do exercício foi observado maior grau de LFE somente para o GIMT em relação ao GC. Concluímos que a LFE esteve presente somente nos grupos com IM (recente e tardio) durante a moderada intensidade do exercício; já na alta intensidade do exercício todos os grupos apresentaram LFE. Diante do exposto, a LFE observada na moderada intensidade do exercício em ambos os grupos com IM pode estar relacionada às consequências do evento e não à DAC. Na sequência, o Estudo II objetivou investigar os índices da potência circulatória (PC) e ventilatória (PV) em pacientes com DAC comparados a indivíduos saudáveis. Para isso foram estudados oitenta e sete homens com idade entre 45 a 65 anos, sendo 42 sujeitos no grupo DAC e 45 no GC. Um TECP foi realizado em esteira e as seguintes variáveis foram obtidas: 1) consumo de oxigênio (VO2) pico, 2) frequência cardíaca (FC) pico, pressão arterial (PA) pico, duplo produto pico (PA sistólica pico x FC pico), 5) pulso de oxigênio pico (VO2 pico dividido pela FC pico), 6) eficiência ventilatória para o consumo de oxigênio (OUES), 7) eficiência ventilatória para a produção de dióxido de carbono (VE/VCO2 slope), 8) PC (VO2 pico x PA sistólica pico) e 9) PV (PA sistólica pico dividido pelo VE/VCO2 slope). O grupo DAC apresentou significativamente menores valores no pico do exercício de VO2, FC, PA sistólica, duplo produto, pulso de oxigênio, OUES, PC e PV e, significativamente maiores valores de PA diastólica e VE/VCO2 slope em relação ao GC. Além disso, uma análise de regressão pelo método stepwise mostrou que a PC foi influenciada pelo grupo e a PV tanto pelo grupo quanto pelo número de vasos com estenose pós tratamento. Diante dos achados, nós concluímos que os índices da PC e PV foram menores em homens com DAC comparados ao GC. Desta forma, ambos os estudos trouxeram importantes achados relacionados às respostas dos sistemas cardiovascular, pulmonar e musculoesquelético de pacientes com DAC durante o exercício físico, trazendo contribuições para a prática clínica e auxiliando na prescrição do treinamento físico.