Improved exercise tolerance of the polycythemic lung patient following phlebotomy

The American Journal of Medicine
K G ChettyR W Light

Abstract

The present study evaluated the effects of therapeutic phlebotomy on the exercise tolerance and the maximal carbon dioxide output of polycythemic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Fifteen maximal exercise studies were performed before and after phlebotomy in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (mean forced expiratory volume in one second [FEV1]= 970 ml). After phlebotomy there were no significant differences in pulmonary function, blood gases, oxygen consumption, or carbon dioxide production at rest. However, after phlebotomy there was a significant increase in the exercise tolerance of the patients. The mean workload, the duration of exercise, the maximal oxygen consumption, the maximal carbon dioxide production, and the ventilation at maximal exercise all increased significantly. The improved exercise tolerance after phlebotomy appeared due to an increased cardiac output generated mainly through an increased stroke volume. We hypothesize that the increased stroke volume was due to a higher ejection fraction of the right ventricle secondary to a lower pulmonary artery pressure. This study provides further evidence that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who...Continue Reading

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