Assessment of exercise tolerance using cardiopulmonary exercise test in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with Sildenafil versus those receiving only standard-of-care

Abstract Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a common complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which can lead to shorter survival and poor clinical outcomes. Patients suffering from PAH display a cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) profile with several atypic...

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Published in:	The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Main Authors:	Darwish Ibrahim Darwish, Yasser Moustafa, Hossam M. Abdel-Hamid, Rehab M. Mohammed
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2024-07-01
Subjects:	CPET COPD PAH Secondary pulmonary hypertension cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (sildenafil)
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-024-00307-9