Evaluation of Cardiac, Vascular, and Skeletal Muscle Function With MRI: Novel Physiological End Points in Cardiac Rehabilitation Research

Richard B Thompson; Corey R Tomczak; Mark J Haykowsky

doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2016.07.006

Evaluation of Cardiac, Vascular, and Skeletal Muscle Function With MRI: Novel Physiological End Points in Cardiac Rehabilitation Research

Can J Cardiol. 2016 Oct;32(10 Suppl 2):S388-S396. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.07.006. Epub 2016 Jul 18.

Authors

Richard B Thompson¹, Corey R Tomczak², Mark J Haykowsky³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].
² College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
³ College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA.

PMID: 27692120
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.07.006

Abstract

Impaired exercise tolerance is a major determinant of decreased quality of life and survival in individuals with cardiovascular disease. The relative contribution that abnormal cardiac, vascular, and skeletal muscle function plays in limiting exercise tolerance and its improvement with exercise training in patients with cardiovascular disease is not fully known. In this review, we provide an overview of the functional impairment of these systems as they relate to exercise capacity and the emerging role of magnetic resonance imaging as a comprehensive tool to evaluate mechanisms that may explain exercise intolerance.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aorta / diagnostic imaging
Cardiac Rehabilitation*
Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology*
Exercise Tolerance / physiology
Heart / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Muscle, Skeletal / blood supply
Muscle, Skeletal / diagnostic imaging*
Oxygen Consumption / physiology