Cardiopulmonary Capacity in Children During Exercise Testing: The Differences Between Treadmill and Upright and Supine Cycle Ergometry

Background/Hypothesis: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is used in the assessment of function and prognosis of cardiopulmonary health in children with cardiac and pulmonary diseases. Techniques, such as cardiac MRi, and PET-scan, can be performed simultaneously with exercise testing. Thus, it...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Physiology
Main Authors:	Tonje Reitan Forbregd, Michelle Arthy Aloyseus, Ansgar Berg, Gottfried Greve
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Subjects:	cardiopulmonary exercise testing children’s physiology spirometry cardiac output peak V̇O2 cardiopulmonary capacity
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.01440/full