Lighter than air: heliox breathing improves exercise tolerance in COPD
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Lighter than air: heliox breathing improves exercise tolerance in COPD.
D yspnoea and reduced exercise tolerance are the hallmarks of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the advanced phases of the disease the ability to exercise is mainly limited by the combination of a reduced ventilatory capacity, increased ventilatory requirement and lung dynamic hyperinflation. Importantly, the aforementioned respiratory mehanical abnormalities are well recognised ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Review
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0905-9180,1600-0617
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00000210