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Review
. 2020 Jun:167:105953.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105953. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with asthma: What is its clinical value?

Afroditi K Boutou  1 , Zoi Daniil  2 , Georgia Pitsiou  3 , Despoina Papakosta  4 , Ioannis Kioumis  3 , Ioannis Stanopoulos  3
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with asthma: What is its clinical value?

Afroditi K Boutou et al. Respir Med. 2020 Jun.
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Abstract

Asthma is one of the most common respiratory disorders, characterized by fully or largely reversible airflow limitation. Asthma symptoms can be triggered or magnified during exertion, while physical activity limitation is often present among asthmatic patients. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a dynamic, non-invasive technique which provides a thorough assessment of exercise physiology, involving the integrative assessment of cardiopulmonary, neuromuscular and metabolic responses during exercise. This review summarizes current evidence regarding the utility of CPET in the diagnostic work-up, functional evaluation and therapeutic intervention among patients with asthma, highlighting its potential role for thorough patient assessment and physician clinical desicion-making.

Keywords: Asthma; Cardiopulmonary exercise testing; Dynamic hyperinflation; Exercise capacity; Treatment efficacy.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.