Evidence-based recommendations on the clinical use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
in lung and heart disease are presented, with reference to the assessment of exercise …

This document reviews 1) the measurement properties of commonly used exercise tests in
patients with chronic respiratory diseases and 2) published studies on their utilty and/or …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by poorly reversible airflow
limitation. The pathological hallmarks of COPD are inflammation of the peripheral airways …

The effects of two 8 week programmes of reconditioning in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) patients were studied. Forty one subjects (mean+/-SD) 644.5) yrs; forced …

Several cellular and molecular alterations have been described in skeletal and respiratory
muscles of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but information on …

… a single-dose, with the indacaterol–placebo treatment differences at both visits exceeding
or meeting the minimum clinically relevant improvement of 101 s specified by Puente-Maestu …

Background There is little information worldwide about the impact of health literacy (HL) on
clinical outcomes of COPD. Our aim was to quantify inadequate HL in Spain, as measured by …

The effects of two 8-week programmes of exercise reconditioning on the time constants (tau)
of the pulmonary gas exchange, ventilatory and heart rate responses to moderate intensity …

In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), skeletal muscle dysfunction
is a major comorbidity that negatively impacts their exercise capacity and quality of life. In …

… Appropriate physical training strategies of lower limb skeletal muscle have been shown to
increase exercise tolerance (Puente-Maestu et al. 2000a; Casaburi and Petty 1993) in this …