An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update on limb muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limb muscle dysfunction is prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and it has important clinical implications, such as reduced exercise tolerance, quality of life, and even survival. Since the previous American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS) statement on limb muscle dysfunction, important progress has been made on the characterization of this problem and on our understanding of its pathophysiology and clinical implications.

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to update the 1999 ATS/ERS statement on limb muscle dysfunction in COPD.

Methods

An interdisciplinary committee of experts from the ATS and ERS Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Clinical Problems assemblies determined that the scope of this document should be l

SUBMITTER: Maltais F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4098112 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature