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Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction

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Shortness of breath during exercise is frequently observed in patients with different types of cardiac or pulmonary disease. The shortness of breath and bronchoconstriction that develop after short-term exercise is a characteristic clinical response that signifies airway hyperreactivity in patients with bronchial asthma. It is known as either exercise-induced asthma or exercise-induced bronchocon- striction (EIB), or both. Since this entity is characterized by bronchoconstriction, which can be objectively measured, and as the term asthma has a broader meaning, it is more appropriate to call this phenomenon exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.

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Souhrada, J.F. (1989). Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction. In: Coburn, R.F. (eds) Airway Smooth Muscle in Health and Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0779-2_15

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