Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: A Key Player in Cardiovascular Disease Management
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Chronic Care".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1086
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cardiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to announce this Special Issue entitled “Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: A Key Player in Cardiovascular Disease Management”.
The cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) has proven to be an excellent tool for the functional assessment of patients with cardiovascular diseases. In recent years, its use has expanded beyond ischemic heart disease and heart failure to include a variety of other conditions. These include cardiomyopathies (such as amyloidosis, hypertrophic phenocopies, and dilated and restrictive cardiomyopathies), pulmonary embolism, inflammatory myocardial conditions, and the assessment of patients undergoing oncological therapies within the field of cardio-oncology. Additionally, the CPET has shown value in evaluating valvular heart diseases and congenital heart diseases in grown-up congenital heart disease (GUCH) patients.
The emerging role of the CPET has garnered increasing attention from the cardiology community, emphasizing its diverse diagnostic capabilities and invaluable support in therapeutic management. Its ability to accurately measure functional capacity, peak oxygen uptake (VO2), and other critical parameters makes it indispensable in the comprehensive management of cardiovascular diseases.
We invite our colleagues to submit original articles and review articles that can shed light on the application of the CPET in specific settings of cardiovascular diseases. The emphasis should be on its utility and potential applications, underscoring the importance of this functional test.
Sincerely,
Dr. Pietro Pugliatti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cardiopulmonary exercise test
- functional capacity
- peak oxygen uptake (VO2)
- cardiovascular diseases
- heart failure
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