Ventilatory control, exercise tolerance and respiratory dysfunction in Thai COPD patients.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-45556
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to investigate a group of Thai COPD patients for their respiratory centre sensitivity while breathing room-air and during CO2 rebreathing, and tests to determine exercise tolerance and degrees of respiratory dysfunction. Results in 56 patients as compared with 45 age-matched healthy subjects disclosed comparable data between both subject groups, with the single exception that one-third (35.7%) of the patients experienced stronger ventilatory drive while breathing room-air and a lower musculo-ventilation transfer index during room-air breathing as well as CO2 rebreathing. According to the base-line dyspnoea index, the majority of Thai COPD patients in this study suffered from a very severe respiratory dysfunction, which correlated well with results of their basic physiologic tests.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Respiration
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Thailand
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Exercise
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Lung Diseases, Obstructive
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Middle Aged
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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