Exercise Task Force

The Exercise Task Force is an international multi-specialty group supported by PVRI. It is made up of cardiologists and pulmonologists with expertise in exercise testing and interpretation.

Key Goals:

• The Task Force aim to address the knowledge gaps on cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the assessment of pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) that were identified in their 2026 paper 'Knowledge gaps and controversies on cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the assessment of pulmonary vascular disease: An official statement of the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute Exercise and Right Ventricular Function Task Force’ published in Pulmonary Circulation.  
• The group are developing a book on exercise physiology, with particular relevance to PVD, as part of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Book Series, published by Springer

Events

Satellite Meeting at PVRI 2024 London

The Exercise Task Force  hosted a satellite meeting at PVRI 2024, featuring presentations on hot topics such as “Respiratory swings in the diagnosis of G2PH at rest and exercise,” “Reverse remodelling of the right ventricle: assessment in exercise,” and “Deep phenotyping PVD through exercise testing”.

Publications

• Waxman, A. B., Babu, A., Badagliacca, R., Ferreira, E., George, P., et al. (2026) ‘Knowledge gaps and controversies on cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the assessment of pulmonary vascular disease: An official statement of the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute Exercise and Right Ventricular Function Task Force’. Pulmonary Circulation, 16(1), e70240.

 If you’re interested in joining this Task Force, please get in touch.