Cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing in Portugal: A national survey of cardiologist members of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
This survey provides up-to-date information on CPET implementation, highlighting challenges and areas of potential improvement, such as training and accessibility. These findings may provide a framework for optimizing the use of this key test in cardiovascular medicine.
Authors
- Ana Abreu
- Miguel Mendes
- Hélder Pereira
- Luísa Bento
- Anaí Durazzo
- Eduardo M. Vilela
- Gonçalo Cunha
- Luís Oliveira
- Hélder Dores
- Paulo Dinis
- Alexandre Antunes
- João Gameiro
- Madalena Teixeira
- Sandra Amorim
- Lino Gonçalves
- Cristina Gavina
- Mário Santos
- Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho
Institutions
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Hospital de São João (PT)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental (PT)
- Hospital da Luz (PT)
- Instituto de Saúde (BR)
- Câmara Municipal de Almada (PT)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2025.10.007
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00