From Harvard: A stress test prior to lung transplantation?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22666582

Pulm Med. 2012;2012:237852. Epub 2012 May 14.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in lung transplantation: a review.

Dudley KA, El-Chemaly S.

Source

Harvard Combined Pulmonary Fellowship Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Abstract

There has been an increase in lung transplantation in the USA. Lung allocation is guided by the lung allocation score (LAS), which takes into account one measure of exercise capacity, the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). There is a paucity of data regarding the role and value of cardiopulmonary stress test (CPET) in the evaluation of lung transplant recipients while on the transplant waiting list and after lung transplantation. While clearly there is a need for further prospective investigation, the available literature strongly suggests a potential role for CPET in the setting of lung transplant.