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Review
. 2023 Jan;19(1):35-43.
doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2022.08.015.

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Alexander E Sherman  1 , Rajan Saggar  2
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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Alexander E Sherman et al. Heart Fail Clin. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a comprehensive methodology well studied in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with roles in diagnosis, treatment response, and prognosis. Submaximal and maximal exercise data is a valuable tool in detecting abnormal hemodynamics associated with exercise-induced and resting pulmonary hypertension as well as right ventricular dysfunction. The increased granularity of CPET may help further risk stratify patients to inform prognosis and better individualize treatment decisions. This article reviews the most commonly implicated variables from CPET in PAH literature and summarizes the latest developments in CPET and exercise testing.

Keywords: CPET; Cardiopulmonary exercise test; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Pulmonary hypertension.

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Disclosure Statement: AES has no relevant financial disclosures. RS has no relevant financial disclosures.

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