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Our objective was to investigate the association of patterns and degree of exercise limitation, as assessed by CPET, with clinical, echocardiographic and laboratory abnormalities and quality of life (QoL) after PE.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In a prospective cohort study of unselected consecutive all-comers with PE, survivors of the index acute event underwent 3- and 12-month follow-ups, including CPET. We defined cardiopulmonary limitation as ventilatory inefficiency or insufficient cardiocirculatory reserve. Deconditioning was defined as peak O\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      uptake (\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2032\n                      <jats:sub>\n                        O\n                        <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      <\/jats:sub>\n                      ) &lt;80% with no other abnormality.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 396 patients were included. At 3\u2005months, prevalence of cardiopulmonary limitation and deconditioning was 50.1% (34.7% mild\/moderate; 15.4% severe) and 12.1%, respectively; at 12\u2005months, it was 44.8% (29.1% mild\/moderate; 15.7% severe) and 14.9%, respectively. Cardiopulmonary limitation and its severity were associated with age (OR per decade 2.05, 95% CI 1.65\u20132.55), history of chronic lung disease (OR 2.72, 95% CI 1.06\u20136.97), smoking (OR 5.87, 95% CI 2.44\u201314.15) and intermediate- or high-risk acute PE (OR 4.36, 95% CI 1.92\u20139.94). Severe cardiopulmonary limitation at 3\u2005months was associated with the prospectively defined, combined clinical-haemodynamic end-point of \u201cpost-PE impairment\u201d (OR 6.40, 95% CI 2.35\u201318.45) and with poor disease-specific and generic health-related QoL.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Abnormal exercise capacity of cardiopulmonary origin is frequent after PE, being associated with clinical and haemodynamic impairment as well as long-term QoL reduction. CPET can be considered for selected patients with persisting symptoms after acute PE to identify candidates for closer follow-up and possible therapeutic interventions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1183\/13993003.00059-2023","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,23]],"date-time":"2023-03-23T11:25:12Z","timestamp":1679570712000},"page":"2300059","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1183\/ers-crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":48,"title":["Cardiopulmonary exercise testing during follow-up after acute pulmonary embolism"],"prefix":"10.1183","volume":"61","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0586-6386","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ioannis 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