Simultaneous Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Echocardiography for Investigation of Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction in Outpatients: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiopulmonary dysfunction is a complex process with a broad range of etiologies. Investigations performed either at rest or those that only assess the function of a single organ (heart or lungs) are often insufficient. A simultaneous cardiopulmonary exercise test with stress echocardiography is a new approach to assessing cardiopulmonary dysfunction as it provides anatomical and functional imaging simultaneously while under increasing stress. To date, the application of cardiopulmonary exercise test-stress echocardiography (CPET-SE) has been broad and without structure, and its effect on patient outcomes is unclear.

Objective

The objective of this scoping review is to explore and analyze the evidence regarding the role of simultaneous CPET-SE in investigating ca

SUBMITTER: Gerhardy B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897791 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature