Donald R. Dengel, Ph.D., professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology, is a co-author of an article published in the International Journal of Cardiology Heart & Vasculature.

The article, VE/VCO2 slope in lean and overweight women and its relationship to lean leg mass, suggests that the VE/VCO2 (Ventilation/carbon dioxide production) slope may not differentiate between low and high cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy individuals and that muscle mass may play a role in determining the VE/VCO2 slope, independent of disease. Nick Evanoff, MS, a current doctoral student in the School of Kinesiology, also co-authored this article.