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Review Article. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the assessment of exertional dyspnea.
- Source :
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Annals of Thoracic Medicine . Apr-Jun2015, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p77-86. 10p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 5 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Dyspnea on exertion is a commonly encountered problem in clinical practice. It is usually investigated by resting tests such as pulmonary function tests and echocardiogram, which may at times can be non-diagnostic. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) measures physiologic parameters during exercise which can enable accurate identification of the cause of dyspnea. Though CPET has been around for decades and provides valuable and pertinent physiologic information on the integrated cardiopulmonary responses to exercise, it remains underutilized. The objective of this review is to provide a comprehensible overview of the underlying principles of exercise physiology, indications and contraindications of CPET, methodology and interpretative strategies involved and thereby increase the understanding of the insights that can be gained from the use of CPE [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EXERCISE tests
*CARDIOPULMONARY system
*DYSPNEA
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18171737
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Annals of Thoracic Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 101584588
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.151438