Are the “critical” inspiratory constraints actually decisive to limit exercise tolerance in COPD?

• Mathieu Marillier,
• Anne-Catherine Bernard,
• Ricardo Gass,
• Danilo C. Berton,
• Samuel Verges,
• Denis E. O'Donnell,
• J. Alberto Neder

Affiliations

Mathieu Marillier

Laboratory of Clinical Exercise Physiology and Respiratory Investigation Unit, Queen's University and Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada

Anne-Catherine Bernard

Laboratory of Clinical Exercise Physiology and Respiratory Investigation Unit, Queen's University and Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada

Ricardo Gass

Division of Respirology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Danilo C. Berton

Division of Respirology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Samuel Verges

HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1042, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France

Denis E. O'Donnell

Laboratory of Clinical Exercise Physiology and Respiratory Investigation Unit, Queen's University and Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada

J. Alberto Neder

Laboratory of Clinical Exercise Physiology and Respiratory Investigation Unit, Queen's University and Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada