Cardiopulmonary exercise testing for identification of patients with hyperventilation syndrome.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Measurement of ventilatory efficiency, defined as minute ventilation per unit carbon dioxide production (VE/VCO2), by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) has been proposed as a screen for hyperventilation syndrome (HVS). However, increased VE/VCO2 may be associat...

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Main Authors: Kristian Brat, Nela Stastna, Zdenek Merta, Lyle J Olson, Bruce D Johnson, Ivan Cundrle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215997