TY - JOUR JO - Medycyna Pracy. Workers' Health and Safety J2 - Med Pr Work Health Saf. SN - 0465-5893 VL - 65 IS - 5 PY - 2014 ID - Kurpesa2014 TI - Cardiopulmonary exercise testing – Its application in cardiology and occupational medicine AB - Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is a method used to assess the exercise capacity. It is used in cardiology to define the diagnostic and prognostic information, the treatment and its effectiveness. This method is also useful in sport medicine and in occupational medicine. The cardiopulmonary exercise test involves measuring of gas exchange during exercise testing. The article presents the main parameters assessed during the test and the indications and contraindications for conducting the test. It also reveals the results of recently published clinical trials on the use of cardiopulmonary exercise test in patients with cardiovascular disease and in the working population. The study included variability of respiratory parameters during the cardiopulmonary exercise test and after its completion, as well as their impact on the prognostic value. In addition, the results of a study involving an optimal choice of interval training on the basis of oxygen consumption at peak exercise are summarized. Med Pr 2014;65(5):665–674 AU - Kurpesa, Małgorzata AU - Jerka, Katarzyna AU - Bortkiewicz, Alicja SP - 665 EP - 674 DA - 2014 DO - 10.13075/mp.5893.00029 UR - https://doi.org/10.13075/mp.5893.00029 ER -