Unraveling the Causes of Unexplained Dyspnea: The Value of Exercise Testing.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing Disproportionate dyspnea Dyspnea of unknown origin Dyspnea physiology Unexplained dyspnea

Journal

Clinics in chest medicine
ISSN: 1557-8216
Titre abrégé: Clin Chest Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7907612

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 2019
Historique:
entrez: 13 5 2019
pubmed: 13 5 2019
medline: 20 2 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Unexplained dyspnea presents a significant diagnostic challenge. Dyspnea arises when inspiratory neural drive (IND) to the respiratory muscles is increased and the respiratory system fails to meet this increased demand. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a valuable tool to unravel the causes of exertional dyspnea in the individual. Moreover, analysis of breathing pattern, operating lung volumes and flow-volume loops allows characterization of abnormal dynamic mechanical response to increased IND - an important source of breathing discomfort. We illustrate the clinical utility of this approach which examines respiratory sensation, ventilatory control, respiratory mechanics and cardio-circulatory responses in cases of unexplained dyspnea.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31078223
pii: S0272-5231(19)30014-0
doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2019.02.014
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

471-499

Informations de copyright

Crown Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Denis E O'Donnell (DE)

Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, 102 Stuart Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 2V6, Canada. Electronic address: odonnell@queensu.ca.

Kathryn M Milne (KM)

Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, 102 Stuart Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 2V6, Canada; Department of Medicine, Clinician Investigator Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Sandra G Vincent (SG)

Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, 102 Stuart Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 2V6, Canada.

J Alberto Neder (JA)

Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, 102 Stuart Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 2V6, Canada.

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