Exercise prescription: 70-year-old male (case 8)

14 November 2018
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The case

Description

  • 70-year-old male
  • Body height: 175 cm
  • Body weight: 65 kg
  • VO2max: 1250 ml/min (67% of predicted normal value)
  • Resting HR: 56 bts/min
  • Peak exercise HR: 112 bts/min
  • Total cholesterol: 167 mg/dl
  • Fasting glycaemia: 89 mg/dl
  • Blood pressure: 135/65 mmHg
  • Medication intake: statin, beta-blocker
  • Referred to rehabilitation for: PCI
  • Co-morbidities: COPD, frailty/sarcopenia
  • Observation during CPET: Myocardial ischaemia at HR 100 bts/min

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