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The aim of our study was to estimate PaCO2 by means of a non-invasive technique, transcutaneous PCO2 (PtCO2), and to verify the correlation between PtCO2 and PaCO2 and between their derived parameters, such as VD\/VT, during exercise in HF patients. 29 cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET) performed on a bike with a ramp protocol aimed at achieving maximal effort in \u224810 min were analyzed. PaCO2 and PtCO2 values were collected at rest and every 2 min during active pedaling. The uncertainty of PCO2 and VD\/VT measurements were determined by analyzing the error between the two methods. The accuracy of PtCO2 measurements vs. PaCO2 decreases towards the end of exercise. Therefore, a correction to PtCO2 that keeps into account the time of the measurement was implemented with a multiple regression model. PtCO2 and VD\/VT changes at 6, 8 and 10 min vs. 2 min data were evaluated before and after PtCO2 correction. PtCO2 overestimates PaCO2 for high timestamps (median error 2.45, IQR \u22120.635\u20135.405, at 10 min vs. 2 min, p-value = 0.011), while the error is negligible after correction (median error 0.50, IQR = \u22122.21\u20133.19, p-value &gt; 0.05). The correction allows removing differences also in PCO2 and VD\/VT changes. In HF patients PtCO2 is a reliable PaCO2 estimation at rest and at low exercise intensity. At high exercise intensity the overall response appears delayed but reproducible and the error can be overcome by mathematical modeling allowing an accurate estimation by PtCO2 of PaCO2 and VD\/VT.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s21196666","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,10]],"date-time":"2021-10-10T21:37:49Z","timestamp":1633901869000},"page":"6666","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Comparison between PtCO2 and PaCO2 and Derived Parameters in Heart Failure Patients during Exercise: A Preliminary Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Mauro","family":"Contini","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8266-9346","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alessandra","family":"Angelucci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2950-0231","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrea","family":"Aliverti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7141-1120","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paola","family":"Gugliandolo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6962-8814","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Beatrice","family":"Pezzuto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"given":"Giovanni","family":"Berna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"given":"Simona","family":"Romani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"given":"Calogero Claudio","family":"Tedesco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"given":"Piergiuseppe","family":"Agostoni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"},{"name":"Cardiovascular Section, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Wasserman, K., Hansen, J., Sue, D., Stringer, W., and Whipp, B. 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