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Chapter 1 - What Is Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing?

from Part I - What Is Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2024

Tom Lawson  and
Helen Anderson
Tom Lawson
Affiliation:
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Helen Anderson
Affiliation:
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
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Summary

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a dynamic and objective investigation that studies the responses of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and skeletal muscular systems to exercise stress in an integrated way.

This is achieved by the measuring gas exchange, respiratory rate and volume, heart rate and ECG parameters, BP, and oxygen saturation (Figure 1.1) whilst a patient undertakes exercise using an ergometer (a device that is used to quantify physical performance by providing a known workload).

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CPET Made Simple
A Practical Guide to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
 , pp. 3 - 4
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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