Intensity of physical activity is associated with central hemodynamic and leg muscle oxygenation capacities in COPD

Z. Louvaris, E. Kortianou, S. Spetsioti, M. Vasilopoulou, I. Nasis, A. Asimakos, C. Roussos, S. Zakynthinos, I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Lamia, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –New insights in the assessment of physical activity in daily life in patients with COPD, asthmatics and smokers
Disease area: Airway diseases, Pulmonary vascular diseases

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Z. Louvaris, E. Kortianou, S. Spetsioti, M. Vasilopoulou, I. Nasis, A. Asimakos, C. Roussos, S. Zakynthinos, I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Lamia, Greece). Intensity of physical activity is associated with central hemodynamic and leg muscle oxygenation capacities in COPD. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 1477

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