Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) has been gaining importance as a method of
functional assessment in Brazil and worldwide. In its most frequent applications, CPET …

Exercise testing remains a remarkably durable and versa-tile tool that provides valuable
diagnostic and prognostic information regarding patients with cardiovascular and pulmonary …

Sleep-related breathing disorders are highly prevalent in patients with established
cardiovascular disease. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects an estimated 15 million adult …

Guidelines and Expert Consensus Documents produced by Task Forces, expert groups, or
consensus panels. The chosen experts in these writing panels are asked to provide …

Evidence-based recommendations on the clinical use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing
(CPET) in lung and heart disease are presented, with reference to the assessment of …

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a methodology that has profoundly affected the
approach to patients' functional evaluation, linking performance and physiological …

Background—Sleep and exertional periodic breathing are proverbial in chronic heart failure
(CHF), and each alone indicates poor prognosis. Whether these conditions are associated …

In the present practice review, we will explain how to perform and interpret a
cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) in heart failure patients. Specifically, we will explain …

O objetivo desta Diretriz é servir de apoio e auxiliar os médicos nas decisões referentes aos
seus pacientes, elaborando orientações que podem ser úteis na prática médica. A adoção …

Objectives: We studied the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on heart
failure (HF) patients with central sleep apnea (CSA). Background: Patients with advanced …