[Assessment of muscular toxicity due to chemotherapy by cardio-pulmonary exercise testing].

Introduction: Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is frequently used to assess aerobic capacity, to evaluate respiratory tolerance and to provide prognostic information. Therefore, CPET is often incorporated in the preoperative assessment of cancer patients. This clinical case report presents the preoperative assessment of a patient before thoracic surgery, in whom an important decrease of aerobic capacity was noted, possibly because of muscular toxicity linked to chemotherapy.

Postpneumonectomy Compression of the Mitral Annulus: Rare Vascular Complication in Sportive Patient.

Numerous postpneumonectomy complications exist. We present a rare clinical case of postpneumonectomy exertional dyspnea revealing compression of the mitral annulus by the descending aorta. The patient was 42-year-old former smoker with pulmonary emphysema.

Early-Phase Recovery of Cardiorespiratory Measurements after Maximal Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

. This study investigated respiratory gas exchanges and heart rate (HR) kinetics during early-phase recovery after a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) grouped according to airflow limitation. .

Physiological responses to repeated apneas in underwater hockey players and controls.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of short repeated apneas on breathing pattern and circulatory response in trained (underwater hockey players: UHP) and untrained (controls: CTL) subjects. The subjects performed five apneas (A1-A5) while cycling with the face immersed in thermoneutral water. Respiratory parameters were recorded 1 minute before and after each apnea and venous blood samples were collected before each apnea and at 0, 2, 5 and 10 minutes after the last apnea.