Beatrice Pezzuto, Mauro Contini, Giovanni Berna, Arianna Galotta, Greta Cattaneo, Riccardo Maragna, Paola Gugliandolo, Piergiuseppe Agostoni
BACKGROUND: In chronic heart failure (HF), exercise-induced increase in pulmonary capillary pressure may cause an increase of pulmonary congestion, or the development of pulmonary edema. We sought to assess in HF patients the exercise-induced intra-thoracic fluid movements, by measuring plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), lung comets and lung diffusion for carbon monoxide (DLCO) and nitric oxide (DLNO), as markers of hemodynamic load changes, interstitial space and alveolar-capillary membrane fluids, respectively...
April 19, 2024: International Journal of Cardiology