Gas exchange efficiency slopes to assess exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract Background In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the clinical use of the minute ventilation-carbon dioxide production ( $$\rm{\dot V}$$ E- $$\rm{\dot V}$$ CO2) slope has been reported as a measure of exercise efficiency, but the oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES)...

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Main Authors: Hiromi Yanagi, Keisuke Miki, Kazumi Koyama, Satoshi Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Mihashi, Yuka Nagata, Kazuki Hashimoto, Hisako Hashimoto, Mari Fukai, Tomonori Maekura, Rika Yonezawa, Shizuka Sakaguchi, Takuro Nii, Takanori Matsuki, Kazuyuki Tsujino, Hiroshi Kida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-10-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03312-2
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