Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Keywords
Blood volume, CO-rebreathing, COPD, CVD
Brief summary
The primary objective is to establish the safety of the CO-rebreathing method for measuring total blood and plasma volume in CAD patients. The working hypothesis is that the CO-rebreathing method is safe in use with coronary artery disease patients and that it does not cause myocardial ischemia or cardiovascular damage.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Stable coronary artery disease * Stable COPD * Optimal medication
Exclusion criteria
* Unstable disease * co-morbidities
Countries
Norway