Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in a Prospective Multicenter Cohort of Older Adults.
Cody WolfTerri L BlackwellEileen JohnsonNancy W GlynnBarbara NicklasStephen B KritchevskyElvis A CarneroPeggy M CawthonSteven R CummingsFrederico G S ToledoAnne B NewmanDaniel E FormanBret H GoodpasterPublished in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise (2024)
CPET was feasible, effective, and safe for older adults, including many with multimorbidity or frailty. These data support a broader implementation of CPET to provide insight into the role of CRF and its underlying determinants of aging and age-related conditions.