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Effects of indacaterol versus tiotropium on exercise tolerance in patients with moderate COPD: a pilot randomized crossover study

OBJECTIVE: To compare a once-daily long-acting β(2) agonist (indacaterol 150 µg) with a once-daily long-acting anticholinergic (tiotropium 5 µg) in terms of their effects on exercise endurance (limit of tolerance, Tlim) in patients with moderate COPD. Secondary endpoints were their effects on lung h...

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Autores principales: Berton, Danilo Cortozi, dos Santos, Álvaro Huber, Bohn, Ivo, de Lima, Rodrigo Quevedo, Breda, Vanderléia, Teixeira, Paulo José Zimermann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5094874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27812637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562015000000334