Publications by authors named "Caitlin Fermoyle"

Background: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) encompasses a heterogeneous group of chronic lung conditions with considerable variability in prognosis and response to treatment. People with reduced muscle mass and function, known as sarcopenia, have a higher risk of mortality and adverse clinical outcomes both in the general population and in other chronic disease states. The importance of sarcopenia across the spectrum of patients with ILD is not well established.

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Background: In patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), exercise-induced desaturation during the 6-min walk test (6MWT), specifically nadir oxygen saturation (nSpO2) of ≤88 % is a negative prognostic marker. As the 6MWT is often impractical for ILD patients, the aim of this study is to compare the 1-min sit-to-stand test (1minSTS) with the 6MWT to detect exercise-induced desaturation.

Methods: Participants were recruited from a tertiary referral clinic with both tests performed on the same day.

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Introduction: Endurance exercise at altitude can increase cardiac output and pulmonary vascular pressure to levels that may exceed the stress tolerability of the alveolar-capillary unit. This study examined the effect of ultramarathon trail racing at different altitudes (ranging from <1000 m to between 1500 and 2700 m) on alveolar-capillary recruitment and lung diffusion.

Methods: Cardiac and lung function were examined before and after an ultramarathon in 67 runners (age: 41 ± 9 yr, body mass index: 23 ± 2 kg·m -2 , 10 females), and following 12-24 h of recovery in a subset ( n = 27).

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Introduction: There is a growing body of evidence suggesting a causal relationship between interstitial lung disease (ILD) and air pollution, both for the development of the disease, and driving disease progression. We aim to provide a comprehensive literature review of the association between air pollution, and ILD, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Methods: We systematically searched from six online database.

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Exhaustive exercise can induce unique physiological responses in the lungs and other parts of the human body. The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath are ideal for studying the effects of exhaustive exercise on the lungs due to the proximity of the breath matrix to the respiratory tract. As breath VOCs can originate from the bloodstream, changes in abundance should also indicate broader physiological effects of exhaustive exercise on the body.

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  • The study examines ultrasound lung comet tails (B-lines), which are typically used to detect pulmonary edema, especially in heart failure patients, and their presence is often thought to indicate fluid accumulation in unhealthy individuals.
  • Researchers found that during extreme physical activities like the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc race, healthy individuals exhibited an increased number of comet tails, prompting questions about the reliability of B-lines as an indicator of extravascular lung water in these circumstances.
  • The authors suggest that B-lines may not always signify pathological conditions in healthy athletes, recommending a multi-faceted approach for assessing fluid levels in the lungs rather than solely relying on ultrasound findings.
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The age-related increase in α-adrenergic tone may contribute to decreased leg vascular conductance (LVC) both at rest and during exercise in the old. However, the effect on passive leg movement (PLM)-induced LVC, a measure of vascular function, which is markedly attenuated in this population, is unknown. Thus, in eight young (25 ± 5 yr) and seven old (65 ± 7 yr) subjects, this investigation examined the impact of systemic β-adrenergic blockade (propanalol, PROP) alone, and PROP combined with either α-adrenergic stimulation (phenylephrine, PE) or α-adrenergic inhibition (phentolamine, PHEN), on PLM-induced vasodilation.

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Background: Vascular dysfunction, an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, often persists in patients with hypertension, despite improvements in blood pressure control induced by antihypertensive medications.

Methods: As some of these medications may directly affect vascular function, this study sought to comprehensively examine the impact of reducing blood pressure, by a nonpharmacological approach (5 days of sodium restriction), on vascular function in 22 hypertensive individuals (14 men/8 women, 50 ± 10 years). Following a 2-week withdrawal of antihypertensive medications, two 5-day dietary phases, liberal sodium (liberal sodium, 200 mmol/day) followed by restricted sodium (restricted sodium, 10 mmol/day), were completed.

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  • This study investigates the physiological responses of female ultramarathon runners, comparing them with male counterparts during and after a race.
  • Data were collected from 53 ultramarathon participants, focusing on specific biomarkers and lung function measurements before and after racing.
  • Results show that females had significant increases in certain biomarkers post-race, while males demonstrated greater reductions in lung capacity and evidence of mild pulmonary edema, indicating different physiological impacts between genders.
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Aim: The importance of endothelial cell (EC) autophagy to vascular homeostasis in the context of health and disease is evolving. Earlier, we reported that intact EC autophagy is requisite to maintain shear-stress-induced nitric oxide (NO) generation via glycolysis-dependent purinergic signalling to endothelial NO synthase (eNOS). Here, we illustrate the translational and functional significance of these findings.

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Cardiovasomobility is a novel concept that encompasses the integration of cardiovascular and skeletal muscle function in health and disease with critical modification by physical activity, or lack thereof. Compelling evidence indicates that physical activity improves health while a sedentary, or inactive, lifestyle accelerates cardiovascular and skeletal muscle dysfunction and hastens disease progression. Identifying causative factors for vascular and skeletal muscle dysfunction, especially in humans, has proven difficult due to the limitations associated with cross-sectional investigations.

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Background Hemodynamic perturbations in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) may alter the distribution of blood in the lungs, impair gas transfer from the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries, and reduce lung diffusing capacity. We hypothesized that impairments in lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DL) in HFpEF would be associated with high mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressures during exercise. Methods and Results Rebreathe DL and invasive hemodynamics were measured simultaneously during exercise in patients with exertional dyspnea.

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The impact of COVID-19 has been largely described after symptom development. Although the SARS-CoV-2 virus elevates heart rate (HR) prior to symptom onset, whether this virus evokes other presymptomatic alterations is unknown. This case study details the presymptomatic impact of COVID-19 on vascular and skeletal muscle function in a young woman [24 yr, 173.

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  • Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) experience increased lung fluid during exercise, contributing to symptoms like difficulty breathing.
  • A study using CT scans compared lung fluid changes in stable HFpEF patients and healthy controls during rest and exercise, revealing HFpEF subjects had significantly more lung fluid both at rest and after exercise.
  • Higher lung fluid levels in HFpEF patients were linked to lower lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, indicating that excess lung fluid negatively affects lung function during exertion.
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Elevated left ventricular filling pressure (measured as mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure) at rest or with exercise is diagnostic of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. However, the capacity of the right ventricle to compensate for a high mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and thus maintain an appropriate transpulmonary gradient (TPG) and perfusion of the pulmonary capillaries is likely an important contributor to gas exchange efficiency and exercise capacity. Therefore, this study aimed to determine whether a higher TPG at peak exercise is associated with superior exercise capacity and gas exchange.

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Aims: The effect of extravascular lung water (EVLW) and relationship to functional status as a result of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) are not well understood. We sought to quantify changes in clinical variables, EVLW, airway anatomy, spirometry, and diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide before and after treatment for ADHF.

Methods And Results: Fifteen patients were recruited within 24 h of hospital admission.

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