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Intermittent Use of Portable NIV Increases Exercise Tolerance in COPD: A Randomised, Cross-Over Trial

During exercise, non-invasive ventilation (NIV) prolongs endurance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but routine use is impractical. The VitaBreath device provides portable NIV (pNIV); however, it can only be used during recovery. We assessed the effect of pNIV compared to pursed lip...

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Autores principales: Vogiatzis, Ioannis, Chynkiamis, Nikolaos, Armstrong, Matthew, Lane, Nicholas D., Hartley, Tom, Gray, William K., Bourke, Stephen C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6352193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30650617
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8010094