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. 2013 May 11;13:36. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-13-36

Table 3.

Endpoints

Primary endpoint

peakVO2 (ml/min, ml/min/kg body weight)
Secondary endpoints

VO2 (AT) (ml/min)

Maximal load (Watt)

Pulmonary blood flow (by Stringer-Wassermann method)

NYHA class

SF36 quality of life questionnaire

proBNP (pmol/l)
Fecal α1-antitrypsin (g/kg)

PeakVO2: maximal oxygen consumption in test, VO2 (AT): oxygen consumption at anaerobic threshold, NYHA: New York Heart Association, proBNP: pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide.