Oxygen desaturation in the six minute walk test is a predictor of decline in muscle mass in COPD patients

Marie Waatevik (Bergen, Norway), Marie Waatevik, Ane Johannessen, Francisco Real, Marianne Aanerud, Jon Hardie, Per Bakke, Tomas Eagan

Source: International Congress 2015 – COPD and lung function: risk factors and outcomes
Session: COPD and lung function: risk factors and outcomes
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 624
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Marie Waatevik (Bergen, Norway), Marie Waatevik, Ane Johannessen, Francisco Real, Marianne Aanerud, Jon Hardie, Per Bakke, Tomas Eagan. Oxygen desaturation in the six minute walk test is a predictor of decline in muscle mass in COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 624

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