Comparative analysis between available challenge tests in the hyperventilation syndrome
The hyperventilation syndrome (HVS) is characterized by somatic/ psychological symptoms due to sustained hypocapnia and respiratory alkalosis without any organic disease. The purpose of this study was to compare ventilatory parameters and symptoms reproducibility during the hyperventilation provocat...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Respiratory medicine 2021-04, Vol.179, p.106329-106329, Article 106329 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The hyperventilation syndrome (HVS) is characterized by somatic/ psychological symptoms due to sustained hypocapnia and respiratory alkalosis without any organic disease.
The purpose of this study was to compare ventilatory parameters and symptoms reproducibility during the hyperventilation provocation test (HVPT) and cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) as diagnostic tools in patients with HVS, and to identify the most frequent etiologies of the HVS by a systematic assessment.
After exclusion of organic causes, 59 patients with HVS according to Nijmegen’s questionnaire (NQ) score ≥23 with associated hypocapnia (PaCO2/PETCO2 |
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ISSN: | 0954-6111 1532-3064 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106329 |