The case
Description
- 53-year-old male
- Body height: 178 cm
- Body weight: 80 kg
- VO2max: 1250 ml/min (50% of predicted normal value)
- Resting HR: 55 bts/min
- Peak exercise HR: 134 bts/min
- Total cholesterol: 178 mg/dl
- Fasting glycaemia: 105 mg/dl
- Blood pressure: 123/80 mmHg
- Medication intake: beta-blocker, statin, exogenous insulin
- Referred to rehabilitation for: peripheral arterial disease (pain threshold at 115 bts/min)
- Co-morbidities: type 2 diabetes
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