%0 Journal Article %T Papel de la determinaci¨®n del poder card¨ªaco como factor pron¨®stico en pacientes con insuficiencia card¨ªaca cr¨®nica %A Fern¨¢ndez %A Alberto A. %A Ferrante %A Daniel %A Hrabar %A Adri¨¢n %A Moguilner %A Alejandro %A Bassi %A Federico %A Alv¨¢rez %A Carlos %A Barisani %A Jos¨¦ L. %A Christen %A Alejandra %A Kertenian %A Fernando %A Cohen %A Marcelo %J Revista argentina de cardiolog£¿-a %D 2005 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X work objective to evaluate the predictive value of a new variable obtained through the cardiopulmonary exercise test, the maximum cardiac power (cpmx) during peak exercise. research design and methods a group of heart failure patients were prospectively evaluated through the assessment of vo2 mx, cpmx (oxygen pulse ¡Á mean arterial tension) and cardiac reserve (cr) (cpmx - cpbasal). the values were compared according to the presence of events (heart failure, hospitalization or death). the incremental value through roc curves and the association of their cut-points with events (log-rank test and cox regression) were evaluated. combined end point: admission for worsening hf and/or death. results sample of 157 patients, 83.4% men, aged 59¡À10 years, functional class iii/iv: 22.3%. severe lv systolic dysfunction 56.7%, events 22.9%, average follow up: 9 months. patients with events showed lower values of vo2 mx (11.8 vs. 14.9 ml/kg/min, p< 0.001), cpmx (831 vs. 1079 watts, p = 0.003) and cr (465 vs. 676 watts, p = 0.002); roc areas: (vo2 mx: 0.73; cpmx 0.68; cr 0.68, p = 0.34 between areas). risk of events: for vo2 mx< 14 ml/kg/min hr 3.93 (95% ci 1.89-8.20) p< 0.001; cpmx< 780 hr 2.78 (ci 1.42-5.43), p = 0.003 and cr< 350 hr 2.75 (95% ci 1.42-5.35) p = 0.003. the incidence of events was of 8.5% in patients with normal vo2 and cp, 30.3% with only one altered index: hr 3.1 (95% ci 1.16-8.25) p = 0.024, and 45.2% with both altered indexes hr 5 (95% ci 1.81-13.75) p = 0.002. conclusions cpmx is another variable to determine in the cardiopulmonary exercise test which could give incremental predictive value, added to other classical parameters. %K congestive heart failure %K exercise test %K prognosis %K cardiac reserve. %U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1850-37482005000400006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en