Identifying the ideal cardiopulmonary exercise test variable to distinguish between the cardiovascular and respiratory components of functional limitation and to detect relevant physiological changes in function

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) is established for the investigation of cardiac disease. In patients with heart failure multiple variables have shown prognostic benefit, although peak VO2 remains the most widely used. It is accepted that peak VO2 is affected by respiratory disease as well, an...

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Main Author: Barron, Anthony
Other Authors: Francis, Darrel; Wensel, Roland; Mayet, Jamil; Hughes, Alun
Published: Imperial College London 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.656355