Jacqueline Schmerber

Lung function, maximum and submaximum exercise testing in COPD patients: reproducibility over a long interval.

AbstractThis study was designed to investigate the reproducibility and clinical relevance of several lung function and exercise test indices in a sample of patients with stable severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Twenty subjects (ages 67.8±2.0 years, forced expiratory volume in 1s, [FEV1] 39.7±2.8% predicted) receiving conventional medical therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation were tested 4 times at 1 month intervals. Testing procedures included lung function (inspiratory vital capacity [IVC], FEV1, plethysmographic functional residual capacity [FRC], specific conductance of the airways (sGaw), single breath transfer factor divided by the alveolar volume [TL/VA]); incremental, progressive, symptom-limited, cycle exercise (maximum work load [

Prognostic factors for response to chemotherapy containing platinum derivatives in patients with unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)☆☆☆

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Dyspnoea assessed by visual analogue scale in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease during progressive and high intensity exercise.

max], maximum heart rate [HRmax], maximum ventilation [

A phase II study evaluating CAVi (cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine) potentiated or not by amphotericin B entrapped into sonicated liposomes, as salvage therapy for small cell lung cancer

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Perceived effect on shortness of breath of an acute inhalation of saline or terbutaline: variability and sensitivity of a visual analogue scale in patients with asthma or COPD

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