Disfunción autonómica en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica: efectos del entrenamiento sobre la recuperación de la frecuencia cardiaca

Autonomic dysfunction is a highly prevalent impairment in COPD patients, irrespective the severity of the disease as assessed by conventional pulmonary function test. Relevance of autonomic dysfunction has been understimated in COPD. Pulmonary rehabilitation is safe and modifies the degree of autonomic dysfunction with potential benefits. The relatioship of morbidity and mortality with autonomic dysfunction in COPD in our setting remains to be evaluated.