Left Ventricular Geometry in COPD Patients: ARE THERE ASSOCIATIONS WITH AIRFLOW LIMITATION, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, AND GRIP STRENGTH?

CONCLUSIONS: In COPD patients, LV geometry is associated with airflow limitation, functional capacity, and grip strength. Specifically, concentric LV remodeling is associated with increased airflow limitation and decreased functional capacity whereas increased LV mass is associated with decreased grip strength. PMID: 32804795 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention - August 13, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Heubel AD, Roscani MG, Kabbach EZ, Agnoleto AG, Camargo PF, Dos Santos PB, Borghi-Silva A, Mendes RG Tags: J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev Source Type: research