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Dynamics of chest wall volume regulation during constant work rate exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

This study evaluated the dynamic behavior of total and compartmental chest wall volumes [(V(CW)) = rib cage (V(RC)) + abdomen (V(AB))] as measured breath-by-breath by optoelectronic plethysmography during constant-load exercise in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thirty ma...

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Autores principales: Takara, L.S., Cunha, T.M., Barbosa, P., Rodrigues, M.K., Oliveira, M.F., Nery, L.E., Neder, J.A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3854210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23250012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500162
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Sumario:This study evaluated the dynamic behavior of total and compartmental chest wall volumes [(V(CW)) = rib cage (V(RC)) + abdomen (V(AB))] as measured breath-by-breath by optoelectronic plethysmography during constant-load exercise in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thirty males (GOLD stages II-III) underwent a cardiopulmonary exercise test to the limit of tolerance (Tlim) at 75% of peak work rate on an electronically braked cycle ergometer. Exercise-induced dynamic hyperinflation was considered to be present when end-expiratory (EE) V(CW) increased in relation to resting values. There was a noticeable heterogeneity in the patterns of V(CW) regulation as EEV(CW) increased non-linearly in 17/30 “hyperinflators” and decreased in 13/30 “non-hyperinflators” (P < 0.05). EEV(AB) decreased slightly in 8 of the “hyperinflators”, thereby reducing and slowing the rate of increase in end-inspiratory (EI) V(CW) (P < 0.05). In contrast, decreases in EEV(CW) in the “non-hyperinflators” were due to the combination of stable EEV(RC) with marked reductions in EEV(AB). These patients showed lower EIV(CW) and end-exercise dyspnea scores but longer Tlim than their counterparts (P < 0.05). Dyspnea increased and Tlim decreased non-linearly with a faster rate of increase in EIV(CW) regardless of the presence or absence of dynamic hyperinflation (P < 0.001). However, no significant between-group differences were observed in metabolic, pulmonary gas exchange and cardiovascular responses to exercise. Chest wall volumes are continuously regulated during exercise in order to postpone (or even avoid) their migration to higher operating volumes in patients with COPD, a dynamic process that is strongly dependent on the behavior of the abdominal compartment.