Application of near infrared spectroscopy to the evaluation of         exercise performance and limitations in patients with heart failure

Donna Mancini M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.263747

1 January 1997 Application of near infrared spectroscopy to the evaluation of exercise performance and limitations in patients with heart failure

Donna Mancini M.D.

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 2, Issue 1, (January 1997). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.263747

Abstract

Exercise performance in patients with heart failure is limited primarily due to a reduction in cardiac output. This results in skeletal muscle hypoperfusion. Near infrared spectroscopy provides a simple noninvasive method for assessing skeletal muscle oxygenation during exercise. In this paper we review the application of this technique to patients with heart failure and describe excessive limb and respiratory muscle oxygenation as compared to normal subjects. The potential of this technology for monitoring clinical improvement and therapeutic efficacy also is discussed.

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Donna Mancini M.D. "Application of near infrared spectroscopy to the evaluation of exercise performance and limitations in patients with heart failure," Journal of Biomedical Optics 2(1), (1 January 1997). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.263747

Published: 1 January 1997

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