Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test: Fundamentals, Applicability and Interpretation
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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test: Background, Applicability and Interpretation
Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) has been gaining importance as a method of functional assessment in Brazil and worldwide. In its most frequent applications, CPET consists in applying a gradually increasing intensity exercise until exhaustion or until the appearance of limiting symptoms and/or signs. The following parameters are measured: ventilation; oxygen consumption (VO2); carbon dioxid...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0066-782X
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20160171