Abstract
Purpose: Directly measured peak aerobic capacity or oxygen uptake () is a powerful predictor of prognosis in individuals with cardiovascular disease. Women enter phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation (CR) with lower
Methods: The cohort included consecutive patients enrolled in CR between January 1996 and December 2015 who performed entry exercise tolerance tests. Data collected included demographics, index diagnosis, , and exercise training response.
Results: The cohort consisted of 3925 patients (24% female). There was a significant interaction between baseline and diagnosis (P < .001), with percutaneous coronary intervention and myocardial infarction greater than other diagnoses. Surgical patients demonstrated greater improvement in
Conclusions: While there were no differences in training effect estimated by METs, directly measured showed a significantly lower training response for women despite adjusting for covariates. In addition, 18% of patients did not see any improvement in