Cardiopulmonary exercise testing: what is its value?

M Guazzi, F Bandera, C Ozemek, D Systrom… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Compared with traditional exercise tests, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) provides
a thorough assessment of exercise integrative physiology involving the pulmonary …

Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management. Position statement on behalf of the Heart Failure …

TM Gorter, DJ van Veldhuisen… - European journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is an unmet need for effective treatment strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality in
patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Until recently, attention in …

2016 focused update: clinical recommendations for cardiopulmonary exercise testing data assessment in specific patient populations

M Guazzi, R Arena, M Halle, MF Piepoli, J Myers… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
In the past several decades, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) has seen an
exponential increase in its evidence base. The growing volume of evidence in support of …

Left atrial function dynamics during exercise in heart failure: pathophysiological implications on the right heart and exercise ventilation inefficiency

T Sugimoto, F Bandera, G Generati, E Alfonzetti… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2017 - jacc.org
Objectives: The hypothesis of this study was that left atrial (LA) dynamic impairment during
exercise may trigger right ventricular (RV)-to–pulmonary circulation (PC) uncoupling and …

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in heart failure

J Myers, R Arena, LP Cahalin, V Labate… - Current problems in …, 2015 - Elsevier
A growing body of literature has underscored the value of ventilatory gas exchange
techniques during exercise testing (commonly termed cardiopulmonary exercise testing, or …

Stressing the cardiopulmonary vascular system: the role of echocardiography

LG Rudski, L Gargani, WF Armstrong… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•The right heart and pulmonary circulation play a key role in cardiorespiratory
diseases.•The cardiopulmonary vascular system can be assessed at rest and during …

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and echocardiographic exam: an useful interaction

C Santoro, R Sorrentino, R Esposito, M Lembo… - Cardiovascular …, 2019 - Springer
Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is a functional assessment that helps to detect
disorders affecting the system involved in oxygen transport and utilization through the …

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing–refining the clinical perspective by combining assessments

R Arena, JM Canada, D Popovic… - Expert Review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is now established as a vital sign.
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) is the gold-standard approach to assessing CRF …

The Role of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

L Mikic, A Ristic, N Markovic Nikolic, M Tesic… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review emphasizes the importance of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in
patients diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In contrast to standard …

The role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for decision making in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot

F Dallaire, RM Wald, A Marelli - Pediatric cardiology, 2017 - Springer
Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease. As a result
of the surgical strategies employed at the time of initial repair, chronic pulmonary …