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2. Pulmonary rehabilitation - Wikipedia

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   Before and after lung surgery [9] Interstitial lung disease: Pulmonary rehabilitation may be safe and may help improve functional exercise capacity, a person's short-term quality of life, and improve shortness of breath . [8] Asthma: moderate quality evidence suggests asthmatics may have improvement in quality of life and exercise capacity.

3. Bronchodilator - Wikipedia

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   Bronchodilators may be originating naturally within the body, or they may be medications administered for the treatment of breathing difficulties, usually in the form of inhalers. They are most useful in obstructive lung diseases, of which asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are the most common conditions.

4. Cardiotonic agent - Wikipedia

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   Mechanism of action of calcium sensitizers: increase sensitivity of troponin C to Ca2+ Calcium is a vital element for regulating the contraction and relaxation of the heart muscle. [6] Calcium sensitizers are medications that increase the responsiveness of heart muscle cells to calcium, enabling more forceful contractions while conserving ...

5. Sanofi-Regeneron's Dupixent wins FDA's nod for 'smoker's lung'

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   The health regulator has cleared the drug's use as an add-on treatment for some adults with inadequately controlled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that progressively ...

6. Aerobic conditioning - Wikipedia

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   This is the intensity at which the heart and lungs can no longer provide adequate oxygen to the working muscles and an oxygen debt begins to accrue; at this point the exercise becomes anaerobic. Aerobic training intensity for most individuals is <85-92% of maximum heart rate.

7. Cardiorespiratory fitness - Wikipedia

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   The cardiovascular system responds to changing demands on the body by adjusting cardiac output, blood flow, and blood pressure. Cardiac output is defined as the product of heart rate and stroke volume which represents the volume of blood being pumped by the heart each minute. Cardiac output increases during physical activity due to an increase ...