Does oxygen pulse trajectory during incremental exercise discriminate impaired oxygen delivery from poor muscle oxygen utilisation?

• Luiza H. Degani-Costa,
• Luiz E. Nery,
• Maíra T. Rodrigues,
• Ana Cristina Gimenes,
• Eloara V. Ferreira,
• Jaquelina S. Ota-Arakaki,
• J. Alberto Neder,
• Roberta P. Ramos

Affiliations

Luiza H. Degani-Costa

Respiratory Division, Dept of Medicine, Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luiz E. Nery

Respiratory Division, Dept of Medicine, Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Maíra T. Rodrigues

Respiratory Division, Dept of Medicine, Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Ana Cristina Gimenes

Respiratory Division, Dept of Medicine, Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Eloara V. Ferreira

Respiratory Division, Dept of Medicine, Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Jaquelina S. Ota-Arakaki

Respiratory Division, Dept of Medicine, Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

J. Alberto Neder

Laboratory of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Respiratory and Critical Care Division, Dept of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

Roberta P. Ramos

Respiratory Division, Dept of Medicine, Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil