Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema

Conclusion: This study provided initial data on CPET among patients having CPFE with and without PH. CPET can help noninvasively detect PH and identify patients at risk. AaDO2 at peak exercise, VE/VCO2 slope, peak P(a-ET)CO2, and peak VO2 were parameters that had high sensitivity and, when combined, high specificity.Respiration
Source: Respiration - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research