Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Clinical Practice

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Abstract

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing refers to the noninvasive measurement of respiratory gas exchange and air flow, together with heart rate, blood pressure, and the electrocardiogram. These data, obtained during an incremental exercise test, can be used to derive the aerobic capacity or Vo<sub>2max</sub>, which is an objective measure of the severity of chronic cardiac and circulatory failure, as well as to predict the maximum cardiac output response to exercise. The additional monitoring of minute ventilation and arterial oxygen saturation can be used to distinguish ventilatory from cardiac or circulatory causes of exertional dyspnea. Finally, this information serves as an objective measure of functional capacity which can be monitored over time to assess the natural history of disease as well as its response to medical therapy.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1987

Publication date (Print): 1987

Publication date (Electronic): 11 November 2008

Volume: 74

Issue: 1

Pages: 62-70

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Division of Cardiology, Michael Reese Hospital, University of Chicago, Ill., USA

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Publisher ID: 174177 Other ID: Cardiology 1987;74:62–70

DOI: 10.1159/000174177

PubMed ID: 3545474

SO-VID: 603fdcd0-eeb7-456d-a2dd-5e5ecba8c286

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History

Date received : 12 May 1986

Date accepted : 25 May 1986

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Pages: 9

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