Lactate Production During Inspiratory Threshold Loading in COPD

Title
Lactate Production During Inspiratory Threshold Loading in COPD
Publication Date
2003
Author(s)
van der Touw, Tom
Sturdy, G
Jenkins, S
Hillman, D
Eastwood, P
Editor
Editor(s): Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
Place of publication
Australia
DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1843.2003.supp_1.x
UNE publication id
une:10253
Abstract
The anaerobic threshold has been used as a marker to identify optimal work load for whole body endurance training. To date there has been no convincing evidence of significant anaerobic metabolism during inspiratory muscle training in COPD. Its absence suggests (a) training loads may have been inadequate; or (b) inspiratory muscles produce insufficient lactate to be detected. We examined the relationship between inspiratory load and arterial blood lactate concentration ([La]) during progressive inspiratory threshold loading (PTL) before and after an 8 week program of high intensity inspiratory threshold training in seven COPD patients (FEV1<53% predicted). During PTL, load was increased by 10cm H2O/minute until exhaustion. [La] was measured at the end of each load via a radial arterial catheter.
Link
Citation
Respirology, 8(Supplement s2), p. A45-A45
ISSN
1440-1843
1323-7799
Start page
A45
End page
A45

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