The relevance of the use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in elderly and senile patients

Abstract

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is  a study that provides both prognostic and diagnostic information about the state of the cardiovascular, respiratory systems and metabolic processes allowing us to determine how these systems contribute to a decrease in exercise tolerance. A large number of clinical studies using this method have shown its safety and diagnostic value. However, due to  insufficient education among doctors and little experience, CPNT is currently not widely used in diagnostics, especially in the geriatrics. This review of available literature over the last 10 years is devoted to the relevance of the use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in older and oldest older patients, the essence and methodology of the study, possible changes in indicators in patients with frailty, chronic heart failure, and diseases of the bronchopulmonary system.