Journal article
Exercise Capacity and Ventilatory, Circulatory, and Symptom Limitation in Patients with Chronic Airflow Limitation
Abstract
Dyspnea, leg effort (Borg 0 to 10 scale), ventilation, and heart rate (VEmax/VEcap; HRmax/HRcap expressed as a percentage of capacity) were measured at maximal exercise (cycle ergometer) in 97 patients with chronic airflow limitation (CAL) (FEV, 46.6 +/- 14.23% of predicted) and compared with 320 matched control subjects. Patients with CAL achieved a maximum power output of 86 +/- 39.5 W (60 +/- 23.2% of predicted) compared with 140 +/- 37.5 W …
Authors
Killian KJ; Leblanc P; Martin DH; Summers E; Jones NL; Campbell EJ
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 146, No. 4, pp. 935–940
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Publication Date
10 1992
DOI
10.1164/ajrccm/146.4.935
ISSN
1073-449X