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Impairment of physical exercise capacity in healthy postmenopausal women.
Am Heart J. 2006 Apr; 151(4):923-7.AH

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Healthy postmenopausal women reveal a series of peripheral vascular abnormalities, whose possible consequences on exercise performance has not been yet elucidated.

METHODS

We studied the response to strenuous exercise in 25 postmenopausal women (mean age 50 +/- 3 years) without cardiovascular risk factors or disease through an integrative cardiopulmonary test.

RESULTS

In comparison with 25 premenopausal subjects matched for age and biophysical characteristics, postmenopausal women showed a lower maximal workload (P < .01) and maximum VO2 (P < .01), an early anaerobic threshold (P < .05), and a lower ratio between increase of VO2 consumption and work rate (P < .01).

CONCLUSIONS

Our results suggest that menopause could represent an important concomitant cause in determining an impairment of exercise capacity. The set of cardiopulmonary abnormalities found in the present study seems to identify the peripheral circulation as the limiting system in postmenopausal women experiencing exercise intolerance. Finally, present findings are in favor of an early introduction of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Mercuro G
Department of Cardiovascular and Neurological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. mercuro@pacs.unica.it
Saiu F
No affiliation info available
Deidda M
No affiliation info available
Mercuro S
No affiliation info available
Vitale C
No affiliation info available
Rosano GM
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Anaerobic ThresholdExercise TestExercise ToleranceFemaleHeart RateHumansMiddle AgedOxygen ConsumptionPhysical FitnessPostmenopause

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16569565

Citation

Mercuro, Giuseppe, et al. "Impairment of Physical Exercise Capacity in Healthy Postmenopausal Women." American Heart Journal, vol. 151, no. 4, 2006, pp. 923-7.
Mercuro G, Saiu F, Deidda M, et al. Impairment of physical exercise capacity in healthy postmenopausal women. Am Heart J. 2006;151(4):923-7.
Mercuro, G., Saiu, F., Deidda, M., Mercuro, S., Vitale, C., & Rosano, G. M. (2006). Impairment of physical exercise capacity in healthy postmenopausal women. American Heart Journal, 151(4), 923-7.
Mercuro G, et al. Impairment of Physical Exercise Capacity in Healthy Postmenopausal Women. Am Heart J. 2006;151(4):923-7. PubMed PMID: 16569565.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Impairment of physical exercise capacity in healthy postmenopausal women. AU - Mercuro,Giuseppe, AU - Saiu,Francesca, AU - Deidda,Martino, AU - Mercuro,Silvia, AU - Vitale,Cristiana, AU - Rosano,Giuseppe M C, PY - 2005/04/14/received PY - 2005/06/17/accepted PY - 2006/3/30/pubmed PY - 2006/4/25/medline PY - 2006/3/30/entrez SP - 923 EP - 7 JF - American heart journal JO - Am Heart J VL - 151 IS - 4 N2 - BACKGROUND: Healthy postmenopausal women reveal a series of peripheral vascular abnormalities, whose possible consequences on exercise performance has not been yet elucidated. METHODS: We studied the response to strenuous exercise in 25 postmenopausal women (mean age 50 +/- 3 years) without cardiovascular risk factors or disease through an integrative cardiopulmonary test. RESULTS: In comparison with 25 premenopausal subjects matched for age and biophysical characteristics, postmenopausal women showed a lower maximal workload (P < .01) and maximum VO2 (P < .01), an early anaerobic threshold (P < .05), and a lower ratio between increase of VO2 consumption and work rate (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that menopause could represent an important concomitant cause in determining an impairment of exercise capacity. The set of cardiopulmonary abnormalities found in the present study seems to identify the peripheral circulation as the limiting system in postmenopausal women experiencing exercise intolerance. Finally, present findings are in favor of an early introduction of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy. SN - 1097-6744 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16569565/Impairment_of_physical_exercise_capacity_in_healthy_postmenopausal_women_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -