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- Title
Eucapnic Voluntary Hyperventilation to Detect Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Cystic Fibrosis.
- Authors
Kirkby, Stephen; Hayes, Don; Parsons, Jonathan; Wisely, Clayton; Kopp, Ben; McCoy, Karen; Mastronarde, John
- Abstract
Background: Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) has not been well studied in cystic fibrosis (CF), and eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation (EVH) testing has not been used as an objective assessment of EIB in CF to date. Methods: A prospective cohort pilot study was completed where standard EVH testing was completed by 10 CF patients with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV) ≥70 % of predicted. All patients also completed a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) with pre- and post-CPET spirometry as a comparative method of detecting EIB. Results: No adverse events occurred with EVH testing. A total of 20 % (2/10) patients were diagnosed with EIB by means of EVH. Both patients had clinical symptoms consistent with EIB. No patient had a CPET-based exercise challenge consistent with EIB. Conclusions: EVH testing was safe and effective in the objective assessment for EIB in patients with CF who had well-preserved lung function. It may be a more sensitive method of detecting EIB then exercise challenge.
- Subjects
HYPERVENTILATION; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; CYSTIC fibrosis; CARDIOPULMONARY fitness measurement; EXERCISE-induced asthma
- Publication
Lung, 2015, Vol 193, Issue 5, p733
- ISSN
0341-2040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00408-015-9745-3