• 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 ...
    • Left ventricular dysfunction in COPD without pulmonary hypertension 

      Hilde, Janne Mykland; Hisdal, Jonny; Skjørten, Ingunn; Hansteen, Viggo; Melsom, Morten Nissen; Grøtta, Ole Jørgen; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Seljeflot, Ingebjørg; Arnesen, Harald; Hummerfeldt, Sjur; Steine, Kjetil (PLoS ONE;Volume 15, no 7, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-16)
      Objectives: We aimed to assess prevalence of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function in stable cohort of COPD patients, where LV disease had been thoroughly excluded in advance. Methods: 100 COPD outpatients ...