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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Provides Additional Prognostic Information in Cystic Fibrosis

Hebestreit, H; Hulzebos, EHJ; Schneiderman, JE; Karila, C; Boas, SR; Kriemler, S; Dwyer, T; ... Dawson, C; + view all (2019) Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Provides Additional Prognostic Information in Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , 199 (8) pp. 987-995. 10.1164/rccm.201806-1110OC. Green open access

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Abstract

RATIONALE: The prognostic value of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) for survival in cystic fibrosis (CF) in the context of current clinical management, when controlling for other known prognostic factors, is unclear. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prognostic value of CPET-derived measures beyond peak oxygen uptake (V.o2peak) following rigorous adjustment for other predictors. METHODS: Data from 10 CF centers in Australia, Europe, and North America were collected retrospectively. A total of 510 patients completed a cycle CPET between January 2000 and December 2007, of which 433 fulfilled the criteria for a maximal effort. Time to death/lung transplantation was analyzed using Cox proportional hazards regression. In addition, phenotyping using hierarchical Ward clustering was performed to characterize high-risk subgroups. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Cox regression showed, even after adjustment for sex, FEV1% predicted, body mass index (z-score), age at CPET, Pseudomonas aeruginosa status, and CF-related diabetes as covariates in the model, that V.o2peak in % predicted (hazard ratio [HR], 0.964; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.944–0.986), peak work rate (% predicted; HR, 0.969; 95% CI, 0.951–0.988), ventilatory equivalent for oxygen (HR, 1.085; 95% CI, 1.041–1.132), and carbon dioxide (HR, 1.060; 95% CI, 1.007–1.115) (all P < 0.05) were significant predictors of death or lung transplantation at 10-year follow-up. Phenotyping revealed that CPET-derived measures were important for clustering. We identified a high-risk cluster characterized by poor lung function, nutritional status, and exercise capacity. CONCLUSIONS: CPET provides additional prognostic information to established predictors of death/lung transplantation in CF. High-risk patients may especially benefit from regular monitoring of exercise capacity and exercise counseling.

Type: Article
Title: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Provides Additional Prognostic Information in Cystic Fibrosis
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201806-1110OC
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201806-1110OC
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: cystic fibrosis; prognosis; peak oxygen uptake; exercise testing; lung transplantation
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10093097
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