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Sensory consequences of critical inspiratory constraints during exercise in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

We aimed to assess detailed ventilatory and sensory responses to exercise contrasting subjects with and without PAH. 20 non-smoking patients with PAH (37.5 ± 12.1 ys; FEV1 /FVC = 0.77 ± 0.04; mPAP by heart catheterization = 50.6 ± 18.1 mmHg) and 10 matched controls performed cycling cardiopulmonary exercise test with serial assessments of dyspnea, airway occlusion pressure during the first 0.1 s (P0.1) of tidal volume and inspiratory capacity (IC). Patients showed lower spirometric variables compared to controls. Dyspnea and ventilation (V̇E ) were significantly higher in patients for a given work rate. Dyspnea persisted more intense in patients even when expressed as a function of V̇E . Lower IC at rest (in non-hyperinflators; n = 10) or exercise-induced reduction in IC (in hyperinflators) predisposed patients to achieve earlier and at lower workloads a critical inspiratory reserve volume. At this point, there was a sudden rise in P0.1 and dyspnea perception. Attainment of a critical IRV at premature workloads leads to neuromechanical dissociation with an abrupt increment in exertional dyspnea.

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