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Cardiopulmonary exercise test and PaO(2) in evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in COPD

BACKGROUND: Exercise tolerance decreases as COPD progresses. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common in COPD and may reduce performance further. COPD patients with and without PH could potentially be identified by cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). However, results from previous studies are divergi...

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Autores principales: Skjørten, Ingunn, Hilde, Janne Mykland, Melsom, Morten Nissen, Hisdal, Jonny, Hansteen, Viggo, Steine, Kjetil, Humerfelt, Sjur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5744745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29339921
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S150034