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Revista argentina de cardiología
versión On-line ISSN 1850-3748
Resumen
PEIDRO, ROBERTO et al. Exercise Testing Tolerance when Using Face Mask. Rev. argent. cardiol. [online]. 2021, vol.89, n.5, pp.466-469. Epub 01-Oct-2021. ISSN 1850-3748. http://dx.doi.org/10.7775/rac.es.v89.i5.20450.
Background:
Tolerance to exercise with the use of face mask is not well known.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate the tolerance of exercise parameters during exercise stress testing (EST) while wearing a face mask.
Methods:
Multicenter study of EST while wearing face mask.
Results:
118 ESTs (62 on treadmill, 56 on cycle ergometer), 68 men, age 46.74 ± 16.7 years. Seventy patients (59.3%) completed the EST wearing a face mask, and 48 (40.7%) removed it; 17 patients (27.4%) were on treadmill and 31 (55.4%) on cycle ergometer (p = 0.002). Percentage of maximum predicted heart rate attained when the patients removed their face mask: 94.5 ± 5.35%. Age of those who removed the face mask: 42.69 ± 17.35 years and of those who tolerated the face mask: 49.51 ± 15.88 years (p = 0.003). Baseline SpO2 was 97.46 ± 1.01% and 96.58 ± 1.37% on peak exercise wearing face mask (p < 0.0001). SpO2 when the face mask was removed: 97.06 ± 1.35% (p <0.0001). Younger age and use of cycle ergometer were predictors of intolerance to face mask.
Conclusion:
Most patients completed peak exercise with face mask. Exercise intensity was high when the face mask was removed. Oxygen saturation dropped during exercise with face mask without clinical impact.
Palabras clave : Exercise; Face mask; SARS-CoV-2 - COVID 19; Exercise testing.