The major limitation to exercise performance in COPD is dynamic hyperinflation

J Appl Physiol (1985). 2008 Aug;105(2):753-5; discussion 755-7. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90336.2008b.

Authors

Denis E O'Donnell¹, Katherine A Webb

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. odonnell@queensu.ca

PMID: 18678624
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90336.2008b

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Dyspnea / physiopathology
Exercise Tolerance / physiology*
Humans
Inspiratory Capacity / physiology
Oxygen Consumption / physiology
Pulmonary Circulation
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology*
Respiratory Mechanics / physiology*