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ReviewBiomedicines2026

Resting and Exercise Lactate Dynamics in Heart Failure: Guiding Therapeutic Optimization.

Aurora Ferro, Andrea Segreti, Nardi Tetaj, Martina Ciancio, Simone Pasquale Crispino, Riccardo Cricco, Chiara Fossati, Fabio Pigozzi, Francesco Grigioni

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Review in Biomedicines, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Aurora FerroCardiology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Andrea SegretiCardiology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2631-8642
Nardi TetajCardiology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2906-4855
Martina CiancioCardiology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Simone Pasquale CrispinoCardiology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0051-5253
Riccardo CriccoCardiology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Chiara FossatiDepartment of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Piazza Lauro de Bosis, 15, 00135 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2870-7185
Fabio PigozziDepartment of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Piazza Lauro de Bosis, 15, 00135 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5808-9405
Francesco GrigioniCardiology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In heart failure (HF), elevated blood lactate levels, particularly during exercise or in advanced disease stages, reflect impaired tissue perfusion and altered metabolic regulation. Beyond its traditional role as a marker of anaerobic metabolism, lactate has emerged as a dynamic indicator of metabolic reserve and ventilatory control. This narrative review summarizes current evidence on lactate dynamics at rest and during exercise, highlighting their pathophysiological and clinical relevance. In HF patients, exercise-induced lactate accumulation occurs earlier and at lower workloads, reflecting impaired oxidative capacity and reduced peripheral oxygen utilization. This phenomenon is closely associated with ventilatory inefficiency, as demonstrated by the relationship between lactate levels and the VE/VCO

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anaerobic thresholdcardiopulmonary exercise testingheart failurelactatemetabolic dysfunctionpersonalized therapyrisk stratificationventilatory inefficiency

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PMID42072425
PMCPMC13113284

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