The prognostic value of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in interstitial lung disease: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: The heterogeneity of interstitial lung disease (ILD) results in prognostic uncertainty concerning end-of-life discussions and optimal timing for transplantation. Effective prognostic markers and prediction models are needed. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) provides a comprehensive assessment of the physiological changes in the respiratory, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems in a controlled laboratory environment. It has shown promise as a prognostic factor for other chronic respiratory conditions. We sought to evaluate the prognostic value of CPET in predicting outcomes in longitudinal studies of ILD. MEDLINE, Embase and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were used to identify studies reporting the prognostic value of CPET in predicting outcomes in longitudinal stu

SUBMITTER: Barratt SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7430148 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature