Effect of exercise training on left ventricular remodeling in patients with myocardial infarction and possible mechanisms

Table 4 Differences of results of the two cardiopulmonary exercise tests of patients in the two groups

	Changes of the two tests
	Control group (n = 30)	Exercise group (n = 30)
Exercise time (min)	1.13 ± 1.69	3.41 ± 2.88b
Anaerobic threshold (mL/min)	252.13 ± 233.66	405.36 ± 207.89a
Metabolic equivalent at anaerobic threshold	0.82 ± 0.71	1.46 ± 0.82b
Peak oxygen uptake (mL/min)	232.73 ± 254.96	402.88 ± 258.35a
Peak metabolic equivalent	0.77 ± 0.86	1.49 ± 0.93b

Intergroup comparison.

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01. CPET: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing.