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AuthorFrankGYanowitz,MD
SectionEditorWilsonSColucci,MD
DeputyEditorSusanBYeon,MD,JD,FACC
FunctionalEXERCISE testing:Ventilatorygasanalysis
Alltopicsareupdatedasnewevidencebecomesavailableandourpeerreviewprocessiscomplete.Literaturereviewcurrentthrough:Mar2015.|Thistopiclastupdated:Jun04,2012.
INTRODUCTIONAlthoughexercisephysiologistsandpulmonaryphysicianshaveusedexercisetestingwithrespiratorygasanalysisformanyyears,itsapplicationtocardiovascularmedicineisrelativelynew.Thepurposeofthisreviewistodiscussthephysiologicbasisforfunctionalexercisetesting,methodologicconsiderations,andclinicalapplications.Cardiologistshaveusedthistechniquemostoftenintheevaluationandmanagementofpatientswithheartfailure.(See"ExercisecapacityandVO2inheartfailure".)
PHYSIOLOGICASPECTSOFEXERCISEAnunderstandingofexercisephysiologyandtheFickequationisaprerequisiteforappreciatingtheutilityoffunctionalexercisetesting.(See"Exercisephysiology".)
AerobicparametersTheFickequationstatesthatoxygenuptakeequalscardiacoutputtimesthearterialmixedvenousoxygencontentdifference.Thisisusuallyexpressedasfollows:
Vo =(SVxHR)x(CaO CvO )
whereVo istheoxygen(O
)uptake,SVisthestrokevolume,HRisheartrate,CaO
isarterialoxygencontent,andCvO
isthemixedvenousoxygencontent.OxygenuptakeisoftennormalizedforbodyweightandexpressedinunitsofmLO2/kgpermin.Onemetabolicequivalent(MET)istherestingoxygenuptakeinasittingpositionandequals3.5mL/kgpermin.
Atmaximalexercise,theFickequationisexpressedasfollows:
Vo max=(SVmaxxHRmax)x(CaO maxCvO min)
TheVo
maxreflectsthemaximalabilityofapersontotakein,transport,anduseoxygen,anditdefinesthatperson'sfunctionalaerobiccapacity.Vo
maxhasbecomethe"goldstandard"laboratorymeasureofcardiorespiratoryFITNESS
andisthemostimportantparametermeasuredduringfunctionalexercisetesting.AlthoughsomeinvestigatorsinsistthataVo
plateauoccursatnearmaximalexercise,thisisnotalwaysseen.Ithasbeensuggestedthattheterm"peakVo
"beusedinsteadofVo maxtodefinethissituation[1].
SeveralimportantchangesoccurintheFickequationasahealthypersongoesfromresttomaximalexercisebeforeandafterexercisetraining(figure1)[2]:
Functionalaerobicimpairment(ie,exerciseintolerance)isdefinedasanabnormallylowVo
max.Thiscanoccur
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Theheartrateresponseislinearuptoamaximalheartratethatapproximatelyequals"220beats/minage."Aftertraining,theheartrateisloweratrestandateachstageofexercise,butthemaximalheartratedoesnotchange.
Thestrokevolumeresponseiscurvilinear,increasingearlyinexercisewithlittlechangethereafter.Thetrainingeffectincreasestherestingstrokevolumeandthestrokevolumeateachworkload.
TheavO contentdifferencewidensasthemixedvenousO
contentfallssincearterialO
contentdoesnotchangeinnormalsubjects.ThemaximalavO
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withanyfactorthataffectsoneormoreofthefourparametersoftheFickequationthatdetermineVo
max:areductioninmaximalheartrate,maximalstrokevolume,ormaximalCaO
oranincreaseinminimalCvO
(figure2).Asanexample,themajorfactorlimitingVo
maxinpatientswithheartfailure(HF)isthemarkedreductioninstrokevolumeresponsetoexercisewithsmallerreductionsinmaximalheartrateandmaximalavO
contentdifference[35].
Otherconditionsthatcancompromisestrokevolumearesegmentalwallmotionabnormalitiesandvalvularstenosisorregurgitation.Ontheotherhand,diseasesofthelungs,skeletalmuscles,andhematologicsystemoftenhaveaprofoundeffectonVo
maxbyaffectingarterialormixedvenousoxygencontent.
AnaerobicparametersAlthoughthereisstillconsiderabledebateintheliteratureconcerningthevalidityoftheventilatoryanaerobicthreshold(VAT),functionalexercisetestingoftenincludessuchmeasurementsbecauseitisclinicallyusefulinassessingfunctionalimpairmentinpatientswithHF[1,4,6,7].
Duringtheinitial(aerobic)phaseofaprogressiveEXERCISE
test,whichlastsuntil50to60percentofVo
maxisreached,expiredventilation(VE)increaseslinearlywithVo
andreflectsaerobicallyproducedCO
inthemuscles(figure3).Bloodlactatelevelsdonotchangesubstantiallyduringthisphase,sincemusclelacticacidproductionisminimal.
Duringthelatterhalfofexercise,anaerobicmetabolismoccursbecauseoxygensupplycannotkeepupwiththeincreasingmetabolicrequirementsofexercisingmuscle.Atthistime,thereisasignificantincreaseinlacticacidproductioninthemusclesandinthebloodlactateconcentration.TheVo
attheonsetofbloodlactateaccumulationiscalledthelactatethresholdoranaerobicthreshold.
Intheperipheralblood,almostallthelacticacidisbufferedbysodiumbicarbonateaccordingtothefollowingreactions:
Lacticacid+NaHCO =Nalactate+CO +H O
TheexcessCO
producedduringthebufferingprocessisaddedtotheaerobicallyproducedCO
,causingexpiredventilationtoincreasemoresteeplyduringthelaterstagesofexercise.Itisduringthisphasethatexercisingsubjectsbegintoexperiencedyspnea.
Becausethechangeinexpiredventilationattheonsetofanaerobicmetabolismisreasonablywelldefined,noninvasivemethodshavebeendevelopedtodetectthistransition[7].TheVo
attheonsetofthisventilatorychangeisappropriatelycalledtheventilatorythreshold(VAT)(figure3).However,thevalidityofthesenoninvasivemeasuresandwhetherornotatruethresholdexistsremaincontroversial.
METHODSOFFUNCTIONALEXERCISETESTINGSeveraldifferentmethodsexistformeasuringventilationandrespiratorygasparametersduringexercise.Mostclinicalsystemsrelyonbreathbybreathanalysistechniquesbecausetheyprovidethebestmeasuresofthemetabolicresponsetoexercise.
GasanalysistechniquesThreebasicparametersarecontinuouslymonitoredatthemouthpieceduringabreathbybreathexercisestudy:
Anonrebreathingvalveisconnectedtothemouthpiecetopreventmixingofinspiredandexpiredair.Oxygenandcarbondioxidegasanalyzersareusuallyincorporatedina"metaboliccart"designedspecificallyforfunctionaltesting.Respiratoryvolumesarecomputedbyintegratingtheairflowsignalsoverthetimeofinspirationandexpiration.BreathbybreathvolumesofO
intake,CO
output,andexpiredventilationareobtainedbyintegratingthecontinuousvariablesoverthetimecourseofinspiration(forO
),andexpiration(forCO
andexpiredventilation[VE]).Averageminutevolumesarederivedfromthebreathbybreathdatamultipliedbytherespiratoryrate.The
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gasvolumesobtainedunderambientconditionsarethenconvertedtoSTPD(standardtemperatureandpressure,dry)conditionsusingtheappropriateconversionequations.
ExercisetestprotocolsManydifferentprotocolsareusedforfunctionaltesting.(See"ExerciseECGtesting:PerformingthetestandinterpretingtheECGresults".)Thepurposeofthetestandthefunctionalcapabilitiesofthepatientdeterminethechoiceofprotocol.Inevaluatingpatientswithheartfailure(HF),bothbicycleandtreadmillprotocolshavebeenused(figure4).
Therateofworkloadprogressionissomewhatarbitrary,althoughithasbeensuggestedthatoptimalexercisedurationforfunctionalassessmentonthebicycleisbetween8and17minutes[8].Bicycleworkisquantifiedinwattsorinkilopondmeterspermin(kpm/min1wattequalsabout6kpm/min).TheinitialworkloadforpatientswithHFpatientsisusually20to25wattsandincreasedby15to25wattseverytwominutesuntilmaximalexertionisreached.Alternatively,theworkloadcanbecomputercontrolledforelectronicallybrakedbicycleergometers,andarampprotocol(eg,increasingby10watts/min)isoftenused.
ThemodifiedNaughtonprotocolisrecommendedfortreadmillexercisetestinginpatientswithHF[9].Thisprotocolisdesignedtoincreasetheworkloadbyapproximately1metabolicequivalent(MET)(3.5mLO
/kg/min)foreachtwominutestage.
Patientswithheartdiseaserequirecontinuouselectrocardiogrammonitoringandfrequentbloodpressuremeasurementsduringexercisetesting.Handsignals(eg,onetofivefingersforperceivedintensityandthumbsdowntostop)areusedbythepatientduringexercise,sinceverbalcommunicationisusuallynotpossiblewiththemouthpieceapparatus.
Symptomsatmaximalexercisethatresultintestterminationincludemusclefatigue,exhaustion,extremedyspnea,andlightheadedness.Cardiacarrhythmiasareusuallynotanindicationtostopthetestunlesssustainedtachyarrhythmiasdeveloporthephysicianmonitoringthetestfeelsthatfurtherexerciseiscontraindicated.
Adecreaseinsystolicbloodpressurebelowtherestingpressureisasignofsevereleftventriculardysfunctionandanindicationtostopthetest.However,manypatientswithHFfailtosignificantlyincreasetheirsystolicpressureduringexercisebecauseofleftventriculardysfunction.
VentilatoryanaerobicthresholddeterminationThereareseveralmethodsforestimatingtheventilatorythreshold(VAT)fromtherespiratorygasdata[10].TheVATortheVo
attheonsetofanaerobicmetabolismisvisuallyidentifiedastheonsetofadisproportionateriseinVE/Vo
relativetoVE/Vco .ThisoccursbecauseCOproductionratherthanO
consumptionisdrivingventilationariseinVE/Vo
withoutachangeinVE/VcoindicatesthatventilationisincreasinginparallelwiththeincreasedCO
productionthatoccurswithanaerobicmetabolism.
TheVATisusuallyvisuallydetectedfromtheplottedbreathbybreathdata.TheVATcanalsobevisuallyidentifiedasadisproportionateriseofVco
orVErelativetoVo oradisproportionateriseinendtidalO
relativetoendtidalCO .
Unfortunately,thereisconsiderableinterandintraobservervariabilityinthevisualdetectionoftheonsetofanaerobicmetabolismfromthebreathbybreathdata[11].Toovercomethisproblem,computerdetectionalgorithmshavebeendevelopedtomoreobjectivelymeasuretheanaerobicthreshold.Onesuccessfulapproachiscalledthe"Vslopemethod"(figure5)[12].
Withthismethod,thebreathbybreathVco dataareplottedagainstVo
,andthecomputerselectstheupperandlowerslopesbyaleastsquarelinearregressiontechnique.Theintersectionofthetwoslopesidentifiestheanaerobicthreshold.OnecanalsovisuallyselectthebreakpointfromtheplotofVco
versusVo
withlessambiguitythanwhenusingtheventilatoryequivalentdata.
CLINICALAPPLICATIONSTheAmericanCollegeofCardiology/AmericanHeartAssociation(ACC/AHA)UpdateofPracticeGuidelinesforEXERCISE
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orderingafunctionalVo exercisetest(table1)[13,14]:
ThefunctionalVo
exercisetestisaglobaltestofapatient'scardiorespiratorycapacity,sinceitreflectstheentireoxygentransportsystembeginningwiththelungsandpulmonarycirculation,includingtheheart,theoxygencarryingcapacityoftheblood,theperipheralcirculation,andtheskeletalmuscles.ThisobjectiveglobalassessmentoffersadvantagesoverothermethodstoassesstheseverityofHF:
Thus,theexercisetestisoftenhelpfulforclassifyingdiseaseseverityfortreatmentdecisionsandinthedifferentialdiagnosisofexerciseintoleranceandsymptomsofdyspneaandfatigue(figure2).KnowledgeofthefactorsthatcanadverselyaffecttheFickequationparametersandresultinalowVo
maxcombinedwiththeresultsoffunctionalexercisetestingandotherancillarytests(eg,pulmonaryfunctiontests)oftenleadstothecorrectdiagnosis.
PrognosisofheartdiseaseTheparametersobtainedduringfunctionalexercisetestingalsohaveprognosticimportance.SeveralstudieshavefoundthatventilatoryparametersarebetterpredictorsofHFmortalitythanVo
max[15,16].Inastudyof470patients,forexample,anabnormalelevationintheratioofpeakminuteventilationtoCO
production(VE/Vco
44.7)wasthestrongestpredictorofdeathduring1.5yearfollowup[15].
Anenhancedventilatoryresponsetoexerciseisamarkerofdecreasedventilatoryefficiency,andispredictiveofoutcomeinpatientswithpreservedexercisecapacity.Inonestudyof123patientswithaVo
max18mL/kgperminute,thethreeyearsurvivalwassignificantlylowerinthosewithaVE/Vco
>34(57versus93percentforVE/Vco
34)[16].(See"ExercisecapacityandVO2inheartfailure".)
Moststudiesoffunctionalexercisetestinginheartfailurefocusedprimarilyonpatientswithsystolicdysfunction.TheprognosticimportanceofpeakVo
andVE/Vco
wasevaluatedinamixedpopulationof409HFpatientswithbothsystolicanddiastolicdysfunction[17].DependinguponthedefinitionofdiastolicHFthatwasapplied(ie,HFwithanleftventricularejectionfraction40,45or50percent),thenumberofpatientswithdiastolicHFandtheoptimalpredictorsofoutcomevaried.However,regardlessofwhichdefinitionwasused,bothpeakVo
andtheVE/Vco
slopewerepredictorsofoneyeareventfreesurvival(mortalityandcardiacrelatedhospitalization)inpatientswithdiastolicHF.
AnobjectivegradingsystemthatisbaseduponvaluesofVo
maxandtheanaerobicthresholdhasbeenproposedthatisespeciallyapplicabletopatientswithchronicHF(table3)[18].BecauseofthecloserelationshipbetweenVo
maxandthemaximalcardiacindex,thegradingsystemprovidesanexcellentmeasureofdiseaseseverity.
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maxoflessthan10to12mL/kgperminisoneoftheminimumrequirementsforconsiderationfortransplantation.(See"Indicationsandcontraindicationsforcardiactransplantation".)
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Evaluationofexercisecapacitywhenindicatedformedicalreasonsinpatientsinwhomtheestimatesofexercisecapacityfromexercisetesttimeorworkrateareunreliable.
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Restingcentralhemodynamics,suchascardiacindex,ejectionfraction,andpulmonarycapillarywedgepressuresdonotalwayscorrelatewellwithfunctionalimpairmentmeasuredduringexercisetesting[7].
ThesymptomsofexerciseintoleranceinHF,suchasdyspneaonminimalexertion,fatigue,orboth,resultfromacomplexinterplayofmechanismsoriginatingfromboththecentralandperipheralcomponentsoftheoxygentransportsystem.Thesesymptomsarenonspecificandmayalsobeduetomedicationsideeffectsorothercoexistingconditionsthatmayormaynotberelatedtotheunderlyingheartdisease.
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Thisclassification,althoughwidelyused,canbecriticizedbecauseitfailstoconsiderage,sex,andweightdifferencesinVo
maxthatoccurinnormalsubjects.Vo
maxdeclineswithageandislowerinwomenthaninmenasaresult,itmaybemoreappropriatetouseageandsexspecificnormalvaluesandtoclassifyimpairmentasapercentagereductionfromthesenormalvalues.FormulasforpredictingVo
maxinnormalsedentaryadultshavebeenpublishedforbothcycleergometryandtreadmilltesting[10].
FunctionalEXERCISE
testingmayhavelongtermpredictivevalueinpatientswithcoronaryheartdisease.Thiswasillustratedinastudyofover12,000menwhowerereferredforcardiacrehabilitation(postmyocardialinfarction,postcoronaryarterybypassgraftsurgery,ornewischemicheartdisease)[19].Atamedianfollowupof7.9years,Vo
max22mL/kgperminwereassociatedwithadjustedhazardratiosforcardiacdeathof1.0,0.62,and0.39,respectivelysimilarvalueswerenotedforallcausemortality.Theonlyothersignificantpredictorsofcardiacmortalityinthedifferentgroupsweresmokinganddigoxintherapy.
Itisimportantthatphysiciansperformingthesetestsunderstandthedifferentproceduresforanalyzingandinterpretingtherespiratorygasdata.Knowledgeofcalibrationtechniquesandequipmentmaintenanceisalsoanimportantprerequisiteinprovidingaccuratefunctionalassessmentsintheexerciselaboratory.ItislikelythatthenumberofexerciseVo
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Oxygenuptake,heartrate,andavO2contentdifferenceatrestandduringincreasinglevelsofexercise
WithEXERCISE
andanincreaseinworkload,thereisanincreaseinoxygen(O2)uptake(upperpanel),heartrate(HR)(middlepanel),andavO2difference(lowerpanel).Exercisetrainingproducedanincreaseinthemaximaloxygenuptake(VO2max)thatcanbeachieved(upperpanel)andadecreaseinmaximalHRoccurringatanygivenworkload(dashedblueline,middlepanel).
DatafromMitchellJH,Blomqvist,G.Maximaloxygenuptake.NEnglJMed1971284:1018.
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DeterminantsofVO maxintheFickequation
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VentilatoryandbloodlactateresponsetoEXERCISE
asafunctionofoxygenuptake(VO2)Theanaerobicthreshold(AT)indicatestheonsetofsignificantanaerobicmetabolismandtheproductionoflactate,whichoccursatapproximately50to60percentofVO2max.
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VentilatoryresponsesduringexerciseinHF
Ventilatoryresponsesinapatientwithheartfailurewhounderwentexercisetestingusingabicyleprotocolwitha10watt/minramp.Thecarbondioxideoutput(VCO2)paralleledtheoxygenuptake(VO2)untilminutesevenwhenitincreasedmorerapidlyduetotheanaerobiccomponent.
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ACC/AHAguidelinesummary:Exercisetestingwithventilatorygasanalysis
ClassIThereisevidenceand/orgeneralagreementthatexercisetestingwithventilatorygasanalysisshouldbeperformedinthefollowingsettings:Toevaluateexercisecapacityandtheresponsetotherapyinpatientswithheartfailurewhoarebeingconsideredforhearttransplantation.
Toassistinthedifferentiationbetweencardiacandpulmonarycausesofexerciseinduceddyspneaorimpairedexercisecapacitywhenthecauseisuncertain.
ClassIIaTheweightofevidenceoropinionisinfavoroftheusefulnessofexercisetestingwithventilatorygasanalysisinthefollowingsetting:Toevaluateexercisecapacitywhenindicatedformedicalreasonswhenestimatedexercisecapacityfromexercisetesttimeorworkrateisunreliable.
ClassIIbTheweightofevidenceoropinionislesswellestablishedfortheusefulnessofexercisetestingwithventilatorygasanalysisinthefollowingsettings:ToevaluatetheresponsetospecifictherapeuticinterventionswhenimprovementinEXERCISE
toleranceisimportantgoalorendpoint.
Todeterminetheintensityforexercisetrainingaspartofcomprehensivecardiacrehabilitation.
ClassIIIThereisevidenceand/orgeneralagreementthatexercisetestingwithventilatorygasanalysisisnotusefulinthefollowingsetting:Routineusetoassessexercisecapacity.
DatafromGibbonsRJ,BaladyGJ,BrickerJT,etal.ACC/AHA2002guidelineupdateforexercisetesting:summaryarticle:areportoftheAmericanCollegeofCardiology/AmericanHeartAssociationTaskForceonPracticeGuidelines(CommitteetoUpdatethe1997ExerciseTestingGuidelines).Circulation2002106:1883.
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Comparisonofthreemethodsofassessingcardiovasculardisability
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Patientswithcardiacdiseasebutwithoutresultinglimitationsofphysicalactivity.Ordinaryphysicalactivitydoesnotcauseunduefatigue,palpitation,dyspnea,oranginalpain.
Ordinaryphysicalactivity,suchaswalkingandclimbingstairs,doesnotcauseangina.Anginawithstrenuousorrapidprolongedexertionatworkorrecreation.
Patientscanperformtocompletionanyactivityrequiring7metabolicequivalents,eg,cancarry24lbupeightstepsdooutdoorwork(shovelsnow,spadesoil)dorecreationalactivities(skiing,basketball,squash,handball,jog/walk5mph).
II
Patientswithcardiacdiseaseresultinginslightlimitationofphysicalactivity.Theyarecomfortableatrest.Ordinaryphysicalactivityresultsinfatigue,palpitation,dyspnea,oranginalpain.
Slightlimitationofordinaryactivity.Walkingorclimbingstairsrapidly,walkinguphill,walkingorstairclimbingaftermeals,incold,inwind,orwhenunderemotionalstress,oronlyduringthefewhoursafterawakening.Walkingmorethantwoblocksonthelevelandclimbingmorethanoneflightofordinarystairsatanormalpaceandinnormalconditions.
Patientscanperformtocompletionanyactivityrequiring5metabolicequivalents,eg,havesexualintercoursewithoutstopping,garden,rake,weed,rollerskate,dancefoxtrot,walkat4mphonlevelground,butcannotanddonotperformtocompletionactivitiesrequiring7metabolicequivalents.
III
Patientswithcardiacdiseaseresultinginmarkedlimitationofphysicalactivity.Theyarecomfortableatrest.Lessthanordinaryphysicalactivitycausesfatigue,palpitation,dyspnea,oranginalpain.
Markedlimitationofordinaryphysicalactivity.Walkingonetotwoblocksonthelevelandclimbingoneflightinnormalconditions.
Patientscanperformtocompletionanyactivityrequiring2metabolicequivalents,eg,showerwithoutstopping,stripandmakebed,cleanwindows,walk2.5mph,bowl,playgolf,dresswithout
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stopping,butcannotanddonotperformtocompletionanyactivitiesrequiring>5metabolicequivalents.
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Patientswithcardiacdiseaseresultingininabilitytocarryonanyphysicalactivitywithoutdiscomfort.Symptomsofcardiacinsufficiencyoroftheanginalsyndromemaybepresentevenatrest.Ifanyphysicalactivityisundertaken,discomfortisincreased.
Inabilitytocarryonanyphysicalactivitywithoutdiscomfortanginalsyndromemaybepresentatrest.
Patientscannotordonotperformtocompletionactivitiesrequiring>2metabolicequivalents.Cannotcarryoutactivitieslistedabove(SpecificactivityscaleIII).
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Functionalclassificationofpatientswithheartfailure
Class SeverityVO max,
mL/kg/min
Anaerobicthreshold,mL/kg/min
Maximalcardiacindex,L/min/m
A Nonetomild
>20 >14 >8
B Mildtomoderate
1620 1114 68
C Moderatetosevere
1015 811 46
D Severe 69 58 24
E Verysevere
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Disclosures:FrankGYanowitz,MDNothingtodisclose.WilsonSColucci,MDConsultant/AdvisoryBoards:Merck[Heartfailure(Enalapril)]Novartis[Heartfailure(Enalapril)]Janssen[Heartfailure]Mast[Heartfailure].EquityOwnership/Cardioxyl[Heartfailure].SusanBYeon,MD,JD,FACCNothingtodisclose.Contributordisclosuresarereviewedforconflictsofinterestbytheeditorialgroup.Whenfound,theseareaddressedbyvettingthroughamultilevelreviewprocess,andthroughrequirementsforreferencestobeprovidedtosupportthecontent.AppropriatelyreferencedcontentisrequiredofallauthorsandmustconformtoUpToDatestandardsofevidence.Conflictofinterestpolicy
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