Physiological insights of exercise hyperventilation in arterial and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Physiological insights of exercise hyperventilation in arterial and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.11.023
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发表时间:
2018-05-15
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3.5
通讯作者:
Agostoni, Piergiuseppe
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作者:
Farina, Stefania;Bruno, Noemi;Agostoni, Piergiuseppe
Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients show, during exercise, an excessive increase in ventilation (V-E) compared to carbon dioxide output (VCO2), determining a high V-E/VCO2 slope. There are several possible causes,including an elevated dead space ventilation (V-D), V-E/perfusion (Q) mismatch and/or an enhanced peripheral or central chemoreceptor activity. We evaluated the causes of exercise hyperventilation in PH patients.Methods: Eighteen group I and IV PH patients underwent cardiopulmonary exercise test with blood gas analysis at every minute. V-E, alveolar ventilation (V-A) and V-D vs. VCO2 relationship were calculated. Resting chemoreceptor sensitivity was analyzed through hypoxia/hypercapnia tests.Results: PeakVO(2) and V-E/VCO2 slopes were 1.06 +/- 0.24 l/min and 39.1 +/- 9.0, respectively. Throughout the exercise, 30% of V-E was due to V-D. V-E/VCO2 slope significantly correlated with V-D/VCO2 slope (r = 0.82, p < 0.001) but not with V-A/VCO2 slope (r = 0.3, p = ns). Peak exercise end-tidal CO2 (PetCO(2)) correlated with V-D/VCO2 slope (r = - 0.79, p < 0.001) and V-E/VCO2 slope (r = - 0.91, p < 0.001). Dead space(DS)/Tidal volume and P(arterial-et) CO2 were elevated without arterial hypoxemia suggesting a high V-E/Q mismatch. Chemoreceptor peripheral response to hypoxia and central CO2 response were both enhanced being peripheral responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia 0.416 +/- 0.402 (normal ref values = 0.285 +/- 0.221) l/min/O(2)Sat and 0.076 +/- 0.047 (0.066 +/- 0.430) l/min/mmHg, respectively; central hypercapnic chemosensitivity was 4.475 +/- 3.99 (2.352 +/- 0.936) l/min/mmHg.Conclusions: Increased DS, V-E/ Q mismatch and chemorecptor response are among the main mechanisms involved in exercise hyperventilation in PH. ClinicalTrial.gov NCT02892981 (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.