Flávia Rossi Caruso

Joao Guilherme Almeida Bergamasco [1] ; Deivid Gomes da Silva [1] ; Diego Fernandes Bittencourt [1] ; Ramon Martins de Oliveira [1] ; Jose Carlos Bonjorno Junior [2] ; Flavia Rossi Caruso [3] ; Daniela Godoi [4] ; Audrey Borghi-Silva [3] ; Cleiton Augusto Libardi [5] [1] Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar), Sao Carlos, Brazil [2] Medicine Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos [3] Physical Therapy Department, Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy...

Highlights • This is the first study to demonstrate that NiPPV produced a marked acute benefit on endothelial function and improved exercise tolerance during a bout of high-intensity aerobic exercise in COPD-HF patients. • Another important result of our study was that we observed an improvement in Shear Stress which may be associated with improved exercise tolerance.