Cardiopulmonary exercise testing variables as predictors of long-term outcome in thoracic sarcoidosis

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) plays an important role in the assessment of functional capacity in patients with interstitial lung disease. The aim of this study was to identify CPET measures that might be helpful in predicting the vital capacity and diffusion capacity outcomes of patients...

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Main Authors: A.J. Lopes, S.L.S. Menezes, C.M. Dias, J.F. Oliveira, M.R.M. Mainenti, F.S. Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000300012