Increased physiological dead space at exercise is a marker of mild pulmonary or cardiovascular disease in dyspneic subjects

Background: The characteristics of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)-derived parameters for the differential diagnosis of exertional dyspnea are not well known. Objectives: We hypothesized that increased physiological dead space ventilation (VD/Vt) is a marker for mild pulmonary or cardiovascu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laurent Plantier, Christophe Delclaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:European Clinical Respiratory Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20018525.2018.1492842