Cardiorespiratory fitness assessed by cardiopulmonary exercise testing between different stages of pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Maria-Eleni AlexandrouMarieta P TheodorakopoulouAfroditi BoutouEva PellaAristi BoulmpouChristodoulos E PapadopoulosAndreas ZafeiridisAikaterini PapagianniPantelis Sarafidis

Published in: Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) (2021)

VO2 peak and VO2 VT assessed with CPET are significantly lower in patients in CKD Stages 3b-5 compared with Stages 2-3a. Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness may be another factor contributing to cardiovascular risk increase with advancing CKD.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
high intensity
physical activity
body composition
patient reported outcomes