Studies reporting the effects of modern strategies with pulmonary arterial hypertension
(PAH)-targeted therapies in sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension (S-APH) are …

Introduction Although home non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is increasingly used to manage
patients with chronic ventilatory failure, there are limited data on the long-term outcome of …

Imaging studies have shown that pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with
inhomogenous right ventricular (RV) regional contraction, or dyssynchrony, and that this is of …

Background Although ventriculoarterial coupling is associated with better survival in
pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), existing PAH risk assessment method has not …

Background Arterial punctures for assessment of arterial blood-gases can be a painful
procedure. Lidocaine can be used to reduce pain prior to needle insertion but it is not a …

Questions Can people referred to pulmonary rehabilitation easily learn to use a system for
remote transmission of oximetry data? Do they consider remote transmission of oximetry …

Purpose Diaphragm paresis (DP) is characterized by abnormalities of respiratory muscle
function. However, the impact of DP on exercise capacity is not well known. This study was …

Objective Compared to oronasal interfaces, a cephalic mask has a larger inner volume,
covers the entire anterior surface of the face and limits the risk of deleterious cutaneous side …

Purpose There are many barriers to pulmonary rehabilitation, including a limited access to
evaluation centers. To cope with these difficulties, field tests are often used to prescribe …

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Optimal assessment includes cardiopulmonary exercise testing …