Assessing Exercise Limitation Using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Table 1

Indications for cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

Assessment of unexplained dyspnea
Evaluation of disease severity
Development of an exercise prescription for pulmonary
rehabilitation
Identification of gas exchange abnormalities
Preoperative assessment:
Lung cancer surgery
Lung volume reduction surgery
Heart or lung transplantation
Evaluation for lung/heart transplantation
Objective evaluation of exercise capacity