Walder G P Barros1, J Alberto Neder, Carlos A C Pereira, Luiz E Nery. 1. Pulmonary Function and Clinical Exercise Physiology Unit, Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, Paulista School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary gas exchange impairment (GEI) is a common consequence of intrathoracic sarcoidosis presenting with important therapeutic and prognostic implications. OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of clinical, radiographic and functional variables in predicting GEI during moderate exercise at the estimated lactate threshold (theta(L)) in patients with sarcoidosis. METHODS: Fifty-four outpatients (29 females) with biopsy-proven sarcoidosis had clinical evaluation (baseline dyspnea index), lung function tests and an incremental cardiopulmonary exercise test with theta(L) estimation. On a separate day, patients underwent a constant work rate test at theta(L) with assessment of arterial blood gas tensions. RESULTS: There was no evidence of GEI [DeltaP (A - a) O(2)/VO(2) >20 mm Hg.l. min(-1)] in patients with radiographic stages 0-I (n = 13). In the remaining 41 patients, GEI was associated with more extensive radiographic involvement and reduced diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DL(CO)), forced expiratory volume in 1 s, total lung capacity and forced vital capacity (% predicted;p < 0.05); baseline dyspnea index and resting arterial blood gas tensions, in contrast, were not significantly related to GEI. DL(CO) correlated best with GEI. The negative predictive value of DL(CO) >70% predicted (absent-to-mild impairment) was 91.3% (sensitivity = 81.8%) and the positive predictive value of DL(CO) </=50% predicted (severe impairment) was 83.3% (specificity = 96.6%, likelihood ratio = 13.35). There was no improvement in diagnostic accuracy when other physiological tests were added to DL(CO). These results were consistent with those found in a multiple logistic regression analysis with GEI as the dependent variable (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Conventional chest radiography and DL(CO) measurements suffice to estimate the individual risk of GEI at moderate exercise in patients with sarcoidosis. Copyright 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel
BACKGROUND:Pulmonary gas exchange impairment (GEI) is a common consequence of intrathoracic sarcoidosis presenting with important therapeutic and prognostic implications. OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of clinical, radiographic and functional variables in predicting GEI during moderate exercise at the estimated lactate threshold (theta(L)) in patients with sarcoidosis. METHODS: Fifty-four outpatients (29 females) with biopsy-proven sarcoidosis had clinical evaluation (baseline dyspnea index), lung function tests and an incremental cardiopulmonary exercise test with theta(L) estimation. On a separate day, patients underwent a constant work rate test at theta(L) with assessment of arterial blood gas tensions. RESULTS: There was no evidence of GEI [DeltaP (A - a) O(2)/VO(2) >20 mm Hg.l. min(-1)] in patients with radiographic stages 0-I (n = 13). In the remaining 41 patients, GEI was associated with more extensive radiographic involvement and reduced diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DL(CO)), forced expiratory volume in 1 s, total lung capacity and forced vital capacity (% predicted;p < 0.05); baseline dyspnea index and resting arterial blood gas tensions, in contrast, were not significantly related to GEI. DL(CO) correlated best with GEI. The negative predictive value of DL(CO) >70% predicted (absent-to-mild impairment) was 91.3% (sensitivity = 81.8%) and the positive predictive value of DL(CO) </=50% predicted (severe impairment) was 83.3% (specificity = 96.6%, likelihood ratio = 13.35). There was no improvement in diagnostic accuracy when other physiological tests were added to DL(CO). These results were consistent with those found in a multiple logistic regression analysis with GEI as the dependent variable (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Conventional chest radiography and DL(CO) measurements suffice to estimate the individual risk of GEI at moderate exercise in patients with sarcoidosis. Copyright 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel
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