Instructions for Use
CPET
Version: 4 | Release date: 01 April 2022
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Restrictions of gas exchange (Diffusion/Ventilation/Perfusion)
(e.g. interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, heart
failure).
•
VE/VO
2
(respiratory equivalent for O
2
)
•
VE/VCO
2
(respiratory equivalent for CO
2
)
•
PETO
2
(end-tidal partial pressure of oxygen)
•
PETCO
2
(end-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide)
For a systematic evaluation of the measurement results, the
presentation in 9 fields according to Prof. Karlman Wasserman
(Wasserman K, Hansen J E, Sue D Y, Stringer W W, Whipp B J.
Principles of Exercise Testing and Interpretation: Including
Pathophysiology and Clinical Applications. 4th ed., Lippincott,
Williams & Wilkins 2005) established.