Authors: Mon S Bryant George R Jackson Jyhgong Gabriel Hou Elizabeth J Protas
Publish Date: 2015/11/21
Volume: 28, Issue: 5, Pages: 1009-1014
Abstract
There is a paucity of information on cardiovascular responses with regard to the disease stage of Parkinson’s disease PD when using an exercise test Our purpose was to examine whether cardiovascular responses to the treadmill exercise test differed among persons with PD who have different disease severityFortyfive subjects with PD were studied 34 men and 11 women The subjects underwent a treadmill exercise test using a modified Bruce protocol Resting heart rate HR resting blood pressure BP maximal HR maximal BP exercise duration maximum percentage HR and METs achieved after the treadmill exercise test were studiedSeventeen subjects were in Hoehn and Yahr Staging Scale HY 2 16 were in HY 25 and 12 were in HY 3 HR increased significantly in all three stages Systolic BP increased significantly in the HY 2 and 25 but not the HY 3 Diastolic BP did not change in any stage Resting HR was lower in the HY 2 compared to the HY 3 and resting systolic BP was higher in HY 2 compared to the HY 25 The three HY stages were not different in exercise duration HR and BP responses maximum percentage HR achieved and METs achieved Fatigue was a primary reason to discontinue the test There were no fall incidents in any of the tests
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