Acute bronchodilator therapy does not reduce wasted ventilation during exercise in COPD.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol
; 252-253: 64-71, 2018 06.
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This randomized, double-blind, crossover study aimed to determine if acute treatment with inhaled bronchodilators, by improving regional lung hyperinflation and ventilation distribution, would reduce dead space-to-tidal volume ratio (VD/VT); thus contributing to improved exertional dyspnea in COPD. Twenty COPD patients (FEV1â¯=â¯50⯱â¯15% predicted; mean⯱â¯SD) performed pulmonary function tests and symptom-limited constant-work rate exercise at 75% peak-work rate (with arterialized capillary blood gases) after nebulized bronchodilator (BD; ipratropium 0.5mgâ¯+â¯salbutamol 2.5â¯mg) or placebo (PL; normal saline). After BD versus PL: Functional residual capacity decreased by 0.4L (pâ¯=â¯.0001). Isotime during exercise after BD versus PL (pâ¯<â¯.05): dyspnea decreased: 1.2⯱â¯1.9 Borg-units; minute ventilation increased: 3.8⯱â¯5.5â¯L/min; IC increased: 0.24⯱â¯0.28â¯L and VT increased 0.19⯱â¯0.16â¯L. There was no significant difference in arterial CO2 tension or VD/VT, but alveolar ventilation increased by 3.8⯱â¯5.5â¯L/min (pâ¯=â¯.02). Post-BD improvements in respiratory mechanics explained 51% of dyspnea reduction at a standardized exercise time. Bronchodilator-induced improvements in respiratory mechanics were not associated with reduced wasted ventilation - a residual contributory factor to exertional dyspnea during exercise in COPD.
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Respiración
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Broncodilatadores
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Ejercicio Físico
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Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica
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Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Respir Physiol Neurobiol
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2018
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