Hypercarbic ventilatory responses of human heart-lung transplant recipients

• Published in: The American review of respiratory disease Vol. 144; no. 1; p. 126
• Main Authors: Duncan, S R, Kagawa, F T, Starnes, V A, Theodore, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.1991
• Subjects: Adult; Carbon Dioxide - administration & dosage; Carbon Dioxide - physiology; Female; Heart-Lung Transplantation; Humans; Hypercapnia - physiopathology; Male; Respiratory Mechanics
• ISSN: 0003-0805
• DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/144.1.126

To evaluate the effects of chronic pulmonary denervation on ventilatory control, we compared the hypercarbic ventilatory responses (HCVR) of 12 human heart-lung transplant recipients (HL) and 24 normal control subjects (C). The six male HL were subsequently compared with eight male heart transplant...