articleCirculationSep 18, 2006Closed access

Exercise and Respiratory Training Improve Exercise Capacity and Quality of Life in Patients With Severe Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension

Leibniz University Hannover · Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with restricted physical capacity, limited quality of life, and a poor prognosis because of right heart failure. The present study is the first prospective randomized study to evaluate the effects of exercise and respiratory training in patients with severe symptomatic PH. METHODS AND RESULTS: Thirty patients with PH (21 women; mean age, 50+/-13 years; mean pulmonary artery pressure, 50+/-15 mm Hg; mean World Health Organization [WHO] class, 2.9+/-0.5; pulmonary arterial hypertension, n=23; chronic thromboembolic PH, n=7) on stable disease-targeted medication were randomly assigned to a control (n=15) and a primary training (n=15) group. Medication remained…

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Respiratory system
  • Physical therapy
  • Quality of life (healthcare)
  • Physical exercise
  • Cardiology
  • Internal medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • No poverty
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