Exercise Capacity in Unilateral Diaphragm Paralysis: The Effect of Obesity.

Paul S RichmanPomin YeungThomas V BilfingerJie YangWilliam W Stringer

Published in: Pulmonary medicine (2019)

Neither UDP nor obesity alone significantly reduced exercise capacity. Superimposed UDP and obesity interact to create a ventilatory limitation to exercise, with reduced peak-VO2, exercise time, and work rate.

Keyphrases

high intensity
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
physical activity
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
resistance training
weight gain
adipose tissue
body mass index
skeletal muscle
body composition
mechanical ventilation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome