When obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease collide: Physiological and clinical consequences

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 635-644

  O'Donnell, Denis E ^a   Ciavaglia, Casey E ^a   Neder, J Alberto ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise test; Exercise tolerance; Obesity; Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSPNEA; EMPHYSEMA; EROSION; EXERCISE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GAS EXCHANGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG VOLUME; MORBID OBESITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; WEIGHT GAIN; COMPLICATION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; LUNG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; OBESITY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84903590437     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201312-438FR     Document Type: Review

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