Effort Oxygen Saturation and Effort Heart Rate to Detect Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Congestive Heart Failure

Background: current algorithms for the detection of heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations have poor performance. Methods: this study was designed as a prospective longitudinal trial. Physiological parameters were evaluated at rest and effort (walking) in p...

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Main Authors: César Gálvez-Barrón, Felipe Villar-Álvarez, Jesús Ribas, Francesc Formiga, David Chivite, Ramón Boixeda, Cristian Iborra, Alejandro Rodríguez-Molinero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/1/42