Comparison of Cardiopulmonary Responses During 2 Incremental Step Tests in Subjects With COPD.

BACKGROUND: It is well established that the work rate increment size affects the duration of test and physiological responses to exercise during cycling in patients with COPD. However, this has never been tested for incremental step tests. OBJECTIVE: To compare the exercise tolerance time, cardiopul...

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Published in:Respiratory Care Vol. 57; no. 11; pp. 1920 - 1927
Main Authors: Silva de Andrade, Carlos Henrique, de Camargo, Anderson Alves, de Castro, Brenda Pitman, Malaguti, Carla, Dal Corso, Simone
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Nov2012
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