Importance of physical capacity and the effects of exercise in heart transplant recipients

Figure 1 Physical capacity, as assessed by VO_2peak after heart transplantation from published studies, illustrated by years after surgery. Black line at 12 mL/kg per minute, show the threshold to be candidates for HTx, dotted line at 20 mL/min per kilogram, show the start of Weber function class A, representing good physical condition. The measurements are carried out from exercise tests from; Bernandi et al[85], Carter et al[86], Dall et al[35], Ewert et al[87], Givertz et al[88], Gullestad et al[89], Habedank et al[90], Haykowski et al[91], Hermann et al[36], Hognestad et al[92], Karpolat et al[93], Kavanagh et al[94], Kemp et al[95], Kobashigawa et al[96], Nytrøen et al[37], Osada et al[5], Renlund et al[97], Schwaiblmair et al[98], Squires et al[99], Tegtbur et al[100], Wu et al[77]. HTx: Heart transplantation.