Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with moderate-severe obesity: a clinical evaluation tool for OSA?

CONCLUSION: Patients with moderate to severe obesity and untreated OSA presented a distinctive CPET-pattern characterized by lower aerobic and exercise capacity, higher PETCO2 at peak exercise associated with a lower ventilatory response. Nasal CPAP treatment was shown to positively affect these cardiorespiratory adaptations during exercise. ΔPETCO2 max-peak may be used to suggest OSA in patients with obesity.PMID:34487305 | DOI:10.1007/s11325-021-02475-0

Source: Sleep and Breathing - September 6, 2021 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Marco Vecchiato Daniel Neunhaeuserer Giulia Quinto Silvia Bettini Andrea Gasperetti Francesca Battista Andrea Vianello Roberto Vettor Luca Busetto Andrea Ermolao Source Type: research