About the associationCardiopulmonary stress test
Disease history
Causes of the disease
Types of pulmonary hypertension
Symptoms
Diagnostics
ECG (electrocardiogram)
EchoCG (echocardiogram)
X-ray of the chest organs
Lung function and blood gas testing
CT (computed tomography)
Pulmonary artery and right heart catheterization
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Angiopulmography
Ultrasound of internal organs
Blood tests and immunological parameters
6-Minute Walk Test (6-MW)
Cardiopulmonary stress test
Life with PH
Contraception and pregnancy
The cardiopulmonary stress test is employed to evaluate ventilation and gas exchange during controlled physical activity, providing indices such as the peak oxygen consumption index and anaerobic threshold.
In individuals with pulmonary hypertension (PH), there is a reduction in both the anaerobic threshold and peak oxygen consumption. While the cardiopulmonary stress test was utilized in previous multicenter studies, it failed to demonstrate clear advantages over the 6-minute walk test. This is due to its technical complexity, inability to assess therapy effectiveness, and results that are contingent on the expertise of the medical personnel conducting the test.