Table 3.
Primary endpoint | |
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peakVO2 (ml/min, ml/min/kg body weight) |
Secondary endpoints | |
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VO2 (AT) (ml/min) |
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Maximal load (Watt) |
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Pulmonary blood flow (by Stringer-Wassermann method) |
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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.