Accepted Article
The effect of endurance training on expiratory flow limitation and dynamic hyperinflation in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Rui Chen1, MD, Rongchang Chen2*, BS, Xin Chen3, MD, Lian Chen,4 BS
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Department of Respiratory diseases, SUN Yat-sen memorial hospital, SUN Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
2 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of
Guangzhou Medical University, Guang Zhou 510012, China
3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Zhu Jiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guang Zhou 510280, China
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Medical Examination Center, Guangdong Provincial Hospital, Guangzhou 510055, China
Contributions to the manuscript
Conceived and designed the experiments: Rui CHEN,Rong-chang CHEN.
Performed the experiments: Rui CHEN,Xin CHEN,Lian CHEN.
Analyzed the data: Rui CHEN,Xin CHEN.
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Accepted Article
Contributed materials/analysis tools: Rong-chang CHEN.
Wrote the paper: Rui CHEN.
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Lian CHEN (
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Accepted Article
Abstract Objective To determine the effects of endurance training on expiratory flow limitation (EFL) and dynamic hyperinflation in patients with stable COPD. Methods This was a prospective, single-blinded, non-randomized controlled 12-week study recruiting Chinese patients with stable COPD in an endurance training group (n=15)
or a control group (n=13). Before and at the study end, we measured the EFL, pulmonary function, peak inspiratory flow (PIF) and maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP); moreover, the patients underwent a constant work rate exercise test in which Borg dyspnea scale, tidal breathing flow volume curves and inspiratory capacity (IC) were determined every other minute. Results
Exercise training significantly improved the exercise endurance time (7.00±3.05 vs
18.13±6.44 min, P