Exercise Capacity, Ventilatory Response, and Gas Exchange in COPD Patients With Mild to Severe Obstruction Residing at High Altitude

Exercise Capacity, Ventilatory Response, and Gas Exchange in COPD Patients With Mild to Severe Obstruction Residing at High Altitude

BackgroundExercise intolerance, desaturation, and dyspnea are common features in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). At altitude, the barometric pressure (BP) decreases, and therefore the inspired oxygen pressure and the partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) also decreas...

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Main Authors: Mauricio Gonzalez-Garcia, Margarita Barrero, Dario Maldonado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
exercise
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
altitude
cardiopulmonary exercise testing
gas exchange
hypoxia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.668144/full

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