Would you do an exercise test to see how fit you are? When I was given the chance to see how well my heart and lungs work during a period of 'maximum exertion', I was a little hesitant. Having not ...

Background and objective Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) face elevated cardiovascular risk, partly due to reduced ...

For cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), patients exercise on either a stationary bike or a treadmill. Cardiac, respiratory, and metabolic function are measured during warm-up and then during ...

Did you know that traditional Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) can cost hundreds of dollars per session and often requires bulky equipment and hospital visits? For many runners, this makes ...

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), also known as ergospirometry, can be used for early detection of respiratory disorders in overweight and obese individuals. This is the main finding of a study ...

Pharmacodynamic separation (PDS) of gemcitabine (Gem) and the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor erlotinib (E) in patients (Pts) with advanced pancreatic cancer: Phase II results. This ...

"ATTR amyloidosis was characterized by distinct patterns of functional impairment across all disease phenotypes, attributable to multiple physiological mechanisms. Multiple CPET parameters were ...

Correspondence to Dr Robert I Liem, Division of Hematology, Oncology & Stem Cell Transplant, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; rliem{at}luriechildrens.org ...