Bronchodilation improves endurance but not muscular efficiency in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

We hypothesized that bronchodilator treatment not only improves hyperinflation and endurance capacity but also muscular efficiency in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to demonstrate that tiotropium and salmeterol improve muscular efficiency compared with placebo. Twenty-...

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Main Authors: van der Vaart, Hester, Postma, Dirkje S, Grevink, René, Roemer, Willem, ten Hacken, Nick
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3107699/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21660300
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S17482
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