Hélder Dores, Miguel Mendes, Ana Abreu, Anaí Durazzo, Cidália Rodrigues, Eduardo Vilela, Gonçalo Cunha, José Gomes Pereira, Luísa Bento, Luís Moreno, Paulo Dinis, Sandra Amorim, Susana Clemente, Mário Santos
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) provides a noninvasive and integrated assessment of the response of the respiratory, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal systems to exercise. This information improves the diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapeutic management of several clinical conditions. Additionally, CPET is the gold standard test for cardiorespiratory fitness quantification and exercise prescription, both in patients with cardiopulmonary disease undergoing cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation programs and in healthy individuals, such as high-level athletes...
April 5, 2024: Portuguese Journal of Cardiology: An Official Journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology