Comparing cardiac function and structure and their relationship with exercise capacity between patients with stable COPD and recent acute exacerbation: a cross-sectional study.
Mariana Brasil da Cunha Martino PereiraViviane Castello-SimõesAlessandro Domingues HeubelErika Zavaglia KabbachNathany Souza SchafauserMeliza Goi RoscaniAudrey Borghi SilvaRenata Gonçalves MendesPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2022)
Regardless of the clinical condition (recent AECOPD vs. stable COPD), the cardiac function and structure were similar between the groups, and exercise capacity (determined by the 6MWD and Vo2) was associated with cardiac features.