Did you know that traditional Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) can cost hundreds of dollars per session and often requires bulky equipment and hospital visits? For many runners, this makes ...

According to a new study, the score can accurately predict long-term outcomes in patients with IPF and ILD associated with connective tissue disease.

Pharmacodynamic separation (PDS) of gemcitabine (Gem) and the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor erlotinib (E) in patients (Pts) with advanced pancreatic cancer: Phase II results. This ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers demonstrated reduced exercise capacity due to persistent cardiopulmonary symptoms among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...

For cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), patients exercise on either a stationary bike or a treadmill. Cardiac, respiratory, and metabolic function are measured during warm-up and then during ...

"ATTR amyloidosis was characterized by distinct patterns of functional impairment across all disease phenotypes, attributable to multiple physiological mechanisms. Multiple CPET parameters were ...

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), also known as ergospirometry, can be used for early detection of respiratory disorders in overweight and obese individuals. This is the main finding of a study ...

Many patients with symptoms of long COVID have reduced exercise capacity, which if better understood might be helpful in managing their treatment, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of ...

Against this background, we conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and safety of symptom-limited CPET and 6MWT in patients with high-risk or relapsed hematologic malignancies, after ...

Sex differences exist in the prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and survival of patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Although ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. February 26, 2009 — Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) helps predict mortality in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), according to the ...

Correspondence to Dr Meagan M Wasfy, Cardiovascular Performance Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; mwasfy{at}partners.org Objectives Persistent or late-onset ...