Effect of pulmonary hypertension on exercise capacity and gas exchange in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease living at high altitude.
Mauricio Gonzalez-GarciaCarlos Eduardo Aguirre-FrancoLeslie Vargas-RamirezMargarita BarreroCarlos Arturo Torres-DuquePublished in: Chronic respiratory disease (2022)
In COPD patients residing at high altitude, the presence of PH was an independent factor related to the exercise capacity. Also, in COPD-PH patients there were more dyspnea and alterations in gas exchange during the exercise than in those without PH.