It can start with unusual discomfort or breathlessness during a workout or an uphill walk—a feeling many of us experience, and dismiss, the older we get. But medical researchers are learning more ...

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing may be useful in characterizing distinct patterns of functional impairment in patients with transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR), a multisystem, life-threatening disease ...

Exercise intolerance refers to a decreased ability to engage in physical activity usually possible for a person’s age and size. It may be a symptom of many medical conditions. Exercise intolerance is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study of 68 patients who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing, ...

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), also known as ergospirometry, can be used for early detection of respiratory disorders in overweight and obese individuals. This is the main finding of a study ...

"ATTR amyloidosis was characterized by distinct patterns of functional impairment across all disease phenotypes, attributable to multiple physiological mechanisms. Multiple CPET parameters were ...

Objective Treadmill test protocols for concussion assessment have been validated for patients aged 13 and up; however, no evidence-based guidelines exist for younger children. We designed and assessed ...