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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET or CPEX), also referred to as a VO2 (oxygen consumption) test, is a specialized type of stress test or exercise test on a bike that measures one's exercise ability. Information about the heart and lungs is collected to understand if the body's response to exercise is normal or abnormal.
Year: 2007
Authors: Albouaini et al
Disease: Heart Failure
Outcome: Exercise capacity (including effort test)
See more tools that use this outcome Measure: Exercise capacity
See more tools that use this measure Number of RCTs that used this tool (in our study): 2
See the RCTs Scale: Higher scores are better Reference: Albouaini, K. , Agred M., Alahmar A., Wright D.J. Cardiopulmonary excercise testing and its application. Postgrad. Med. J. 2007 Nov; 83(985): 675-682.
See more tools that use this outcome Measure: Exercise capacity
See more tools that use this measure Number of RCTs that used this tool (in our study): 2
See the RCTs Scale: Higher scores are better Reference: Albouaini, K. , Agred M., Alahmar A., Wright D.J. Cardiopulmonary excercise testing and its application. Postgrad. Med. J. 2007 Nov; 83(985): 675-682.
Target population: General population
Focus Generic
Translations available: Yes
Original version validated: Yes
Original language: English
Form of delivery: Medical examination
Licence needed: No
10.1136/hrt.2007.121558
