Low ALT blood levels are associated with lower baseline fitness amongst participants of a cardiac rehabilitation program.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objective

Objective assessment tools for patients' frailty are lacking. Such tools would have been highly valuable for assessment of candidates for cardiac rehabilitation programs. Low ALT (Alanine aminotransferase) values were recently shown to be a promising parameter for objective, quantitative frailly assessment.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of patients participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program.

Results

Patients with lower ALT activity levels at the initiation of rehabilitation program had lower estimated METs values (6.86 vs. 7.73; p < 0.001), shorter stress test duration (06:41 vs. 07:44 min; p < 0.001), higher resting heart rate (72 ± 13 vs. 70 ± 13 BPM; p = 0.01) and lower heart rate reserve (49 ± 24 vs. 54 ± 24; p < 0.001). Multiv

SUBMITTER: Kogan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6323158 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature