Background: Dyspnea is a common, distressing symptom of cardiopulmonary and neuromuscular
diseases. Since the ATS published a consensus statement on dyspnea in 1999, there …

Air hunger (uncomfortable urge to breathe) is a component of dyspnea (shortness of breath).
Three human H 2 15 O positron emission tomography (PET) studies have identified …

BACKGROUND: The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is a common outcome measurement in
cardiac rehabilitation. However, a search of the literature found no established guidelines for …

Dyspnea (shortness of breath, breathlessness) is a major and disabling symptom of heart and
lung disease. The representation of dyspnea in the cerebral cortex is unknown. In the first …

The main obJective of the present study was to test the hypothesis that patients with
cardiopulmonary disease can reliably Identify different sensory qualities of their experience of …

The tolerance of totally curarized subjects for prolonged breath hold is viewed by many as
evidence that respiratory muscle contraction is essential to generate the sensation of …

A number of investigators have proposed that the sense of respiratory discomfort accompanying
hypercapnia depends on respiratory mechanoreceptors which inform the sensory cortex …

1 Positron emission tomography (PET) was used to identify the neuroanatomical correlates
underlying ‘central command’ during imagination of exercise under hypnosis, in order to …

Dyspnea in patients with advanced cancer is a common symptom that is difficult to treat. This
study investigated whether oxygen helps to relieve rest dyspnea in patients with advanced …

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine whether a structured, inpatient (or Phase 1
cardiac rehabilitation), physiotherapy-supervised walking program, with or without …