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Correlation between carbon dioxide retention during exercise and the rate of decline of FEV1 in cystic fibrosis
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  1. D Wat
  1. Specialist Registrar, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals, UK; denniswat118@hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2005.la0180

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    ▴ Javadpour SM, Selvadurai H, Wilkes DL, et al. Does carbon dioxide retention during exercise predict a more rapid decline in FEV1 in cystic fibrosis? Arch Dis Child2005;90:792–5.
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    Progressive decline in lung function is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Markers to identify the patients at risk of rapid decline in their clinical condition are lacking. No study to date has used carbon dioxide (CO2) retention during exercise to predict the rate of decline in respiratory function in CF. …

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