Research Article
Expiratory Flow Limitation at Different Exercise Intensities in Coronary Artery Disease
Table 3
Resting pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, and CPET variables of all groups.
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Data are presented as mean ± SD. CPET, cardiopulmonary exercise testing; RMI, recent myocardial infarction group; LMI, late myocardial infarction group; CAD, stable coronary artery disease group; CG, control group; n, number of individuals; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; MVV, maximal voluntary ventilation; MIP, maximal inspiratory pressure; ME, maximal expiratory pressure; VAT, ventilatory anaerobic threshold; VO2, oxygen uptake; RER, respiratory exchange ratio; VCO2, carbon dioxide production; VE, minute ventilation; HR, heart rate; VE/VCO2 slope, ventilatory efficiency. Significant difference in relation to CG; +Significant difference in relation to CAD (). One-way ANOVA (Tukey post hoc) was used. |