Persistent exercise limitation after successful pulmonary endoarterectomy: frequency and determinants

Autor: Angelo G. Corsico, Andrea M. D’Armini, Valentina Conio, Antonio Sciortino, Maurizio Pin, Valentina Grazioli, Giulia Di Vincenzo, Rita Di Domenica, Anna Celentano, Benedetta Vanini, Amelia Grosso, Erica Gini, Federica Albicini, Vera N. Merli, Vanessa Ronzoni, Stefano Ghio, Catherine Klersy, Isa Cerveri
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Respiratory Research, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1465-993X
DOI: 10.1186/s12931-019-1002-5
Popis: Abstract Background After successful pulmonary endoarterectomy (PEA), patients may still suffer from exercise limitation, despite normal pulmonary vascular resistance. We sought to assess the proportion of these patients after the extension of PEA to frail patients, and the determinants of exercise limitation. Methods Out of 553 patients treated with PEA from 2008 to 2016 at our institution, a cohort of 261 patients was followed up at 12 months. They underwent clinical, haemodynamic, echocardiographic, respiratory function tests and treadmill exercise testing. A reduced exercise capacity was defined as Bruce test distance
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