• Cardiopulmonary exercise test and PaO2 in evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in COPD 

      Skjørten, Ingunn; Hilde, Janne Mykland; Melsom, Morten Nissen; Hisdal, Jonny; Hansteen, Viggo; Steine, Kjetil; Humerfelt, Sjur (International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease;13, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-26)
      Background: Exercise tolerance decreases as COPD progresses. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common in COPD and may reduce performance further. COPD patients with and without PH could potentially be identified by cardiopulmonary ...