PG16 Advanced cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy), I. Vivodtzev (Cambridge, United States of America)
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to understand the physiological constraints of exercise tolerance and its application in clinical practice; to appreciate the optimal methods for testing lung mechanics and spirometry; to understand the different formats of exercise tests, their advantages and disadvantages, and their different prognostic values in adults and children; and to appreciate the usefulness of exercise testing for evaluating pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in clinical practice.

Pulmonary gas exchange response to exercise in health and disease P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Respiratory mechanics and exertional dyspnoea in health and disease D. O'Donnell (Kingston (ON), Canada)
Group assignment P. Palange (Rome, Italy), D. O'Donnell (Kingston (ON), Canada)
The prognostic role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in disease P. Laveneziana (Paris Cedex 13, France)
Exercise testing in children with respiratory diseases T. Takken (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Group assignment P. Laveneziana (Paris Cedex 13, France), T. Takken (Utrecht, Netherlands)