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Patients were evaluated by quality of life questionnaire, echocardiography, pulmonary function and cardiopulmonary exercise tests (ramp and constant workload) both in normoxia (FiO2=21%) and hypoxia (FiO2=16%, equivalent to a simulated altitude of 2000m). Carvedilol improved clinical condition and reduced left ventricle size, but had no effect on lung mechanics. In normoxia during exercise, ventilation was lower, VCO2 unchanged and PaCO2 (constant workload) or PetCO2 (ramp) higher with carvedilol, exercise capacity was unchanged (peak workload 92\u00b122 and 90\u00b122W for placebo and carvedilol, respectively). Abnormal VE\/VCO2 slope was reduced by carvedilol. Hypoxia increased ventilation but less with carvedilol; exercise capacity decreased to 87\u00b121W (placebo) and to 80\u00b111W (carvedilol, p&amp;lt;0.01). With hypoxia, carvedilol decreased VE\/VCO2 slope. At constant workload exercise with hypoxia, PaO2 decreased to 69\u00b16 mm Hg (placebo) and to 64\u00b15 (carvedilol, p&amp;lt;0.01).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Carvedilol reduced hyperventilation possibly by reducing peripheral chemoreflex sensitivity as suggested by PaCO2 increase with normoxia and PaO2 decrease with hypoxia without VCO2 and VD\/VT changes. Lessening hyperventilation is beneficial when breathing normally, but detrimental when hyperventilation is needed for exercise at high altitude.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejheart.2006.02.001","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2006,3,14]],"date-time":"2006-03-14T09:28:24Z","timestamp":1142328504000},"page":"729-735","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":53,"title":["Carvedilol Reduces Exercise-Induced Hyperventilation: A Benefit in Normoxia and a Problem with Hypoxia"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Piergiuseppe","family":"Agostoni","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Istituto di Cardiologia, Universit\u00ed di Milano \u00a0","place":["Italy"]},{"name":"Department of Medicine, University of Washington , Seattle, WA ,","place":["United 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