Assessing respiratory mechanics and muscle function is critical for both clinical practice and
research purposes. Several methodological developments over the past two decades have …

Objectives In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), quality of life and exercise
capacity are altered in relationship to dyspnea. Benefits of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) …

Dyspnoea is a debilitating symptom that affects quality of life, exercise tolerance and
mortality in various disease conditions/states. In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Dyspnea is a distressing, debilitating, and near-ubiquitous symptom affecting patients with
COPD. In addition to the functional consequences of dyspnea, which include activity …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable lung disease
characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. In a significant proportion of …

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is an established method for evaluating dyspnea
and ventilatory abnormalities. Ventilatory reserve is typically assessed as the ratio of peak …

The recognition that there are some patients with features of asthma and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) has highlighted the need to develop more specific treatments for …

Introduction Exertional dyspnoea is the primary diagnostic symptom for chronic
cardiopulmonary disease populations. Whilst a number of exercise tests are used, there …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by inflammatory injury to
the intrathoracic airways, lung parenchyma, and pulmonary vasculature in highly variable …

Introduction Exercise limitation, dynamic hyperinflation, and exertional dyspnea are key
features of symptomatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We assessed the …