Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in neuromuscular disease: a systematic review.
Gabriela Barroso De Queiroz DavoliBart BartelsAna Cláudia Mattiello-SverzutTim TakkenPublished in: Expert review of cardiovascular therapy (2021)
CPET is feasible for ambulatory patients with NMDs when their functional level and the exercise modality are considered. However, there is still a vast potential for standardizing and designing disease-specific CPET protocols for patients with NMDs. Moreover, future studies are urged to follow the ATS/ACCP recommendations.