Treadmill exercise tests in @entity1 with XXXX : responses and disease severity.

@entity1 @entity299 @entity191
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: There is a paucity of information on cardiovascular responses with regard to the disease stage of @entity191 ( @entity191 ) when using an exercise test. Our purpose was to examine whether cardiovascular responses to the treadmill exercise test differed among @entity1 with @entity191 who have different disease severity. METHODS: Forty-five subjects with @entity191 were studied (34 @entity1 and 11 @entity1 ). The subjects underwent a treadmill exercise test using a modified Bruce protocol. Resting @entity299 ( @entity299 ), resting blood pressure (BP), maximal @entity299 , maximal BP, exercise duration, maximum percentage @entity299 and METs achieved after the treadmill exercise test were studied. RESULTS: Seventeen subjects were in Hoehn and Yahr Staging Scale (HY) 2, 16 were in HY 2.5, and 12 were in HY 3. @entity299 increased significantly in all three stages. Systolic BP increased significantly in the HY 2 and 2.5, but not the HY 3. Diastolic BP did not change in any stage. Resting @entity299 was lower in the HY 2 compared to the HY 3 and resting systolic BP was higher in HY 2 compared to the HY 2.5. The three HY stages were not different in exercise duration, @entity299 and BP responses, maximum percentage @entity299 achieved, and METs achieved. Fatigue was a primary reason to discontinue the test. There were no fall incidents in any of the tests. CONCLUSIONS: Cardiovascular responses to the treadmill exercise test did not vary with disease severity. Treadmill exercise tests were safe to perform in @entity1 with @entity191 .
