Exercise capacity in a 78 year old patient with McArdle’s disease: it is never too late to start exercising

The case is reported of a 78 year old man with McArdle's disease and a history of treated coronary heart disease. Despite the pre-exercise administration of sucrose allowing the patient to exercise with normal physiological responses, and without typical McArdle's symptoms or biochemical e...

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Autores: Pérez Ruiz, Margarita, Martín, Miguel Ángel, Rubio, Juan Carlos, Maté-Muñoz, José Luis, Gómez Gallego, Félix, Foster, Carl, Andreu, Antoni L., Arenas, Joaquín, Lucía Mulas, Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universidad Europea (UEM)
Repositorio:ABACUS. Repositorio de Producción Científica
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:abacus.universidadeuropea.com:11268/5549
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11268/5549
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cardiología
Enfermedades - McArdle
Metabolismo
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Sumario:The case is reported of a 78 year old man with McArdle's disease and a history of treated coronary heart disease. Despite the pre-exercise administration of sucrose allowing the patient to exercise with normal physiological responses, and without typical McArdle's symptoms or biochemical evidence of muscle damage, his exercise capacity was very low (VO↓2peak = 10.7 ml/min/kg), probably attributable to his lifetime of sedentary living.