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[Factors limiting exertion in respiratory diseases]

C Préfaut1, R Sergysels

  • 1Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Respiratoires, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier.

Summary

Patients with respiratory disease have limited exercise capacity due to impaired oxygen transport. Key factors include reduced maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), poor ventilatory and cardiovascular responses, and altered peripheral muscle metabolism.

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