Home Exercise Training in Children and Adolescents with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Pilot Study

Autor: Christian Apitz, David Zöller, Jannos Siaplaouras, Heiner Latus, Anita Apitz, Dietmar Schranz, Michael Kaestner, Peter Bride
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Pediatric cardiology. 38(1)
ISSN: 1432-1971
Popis: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is often associated with impaired exercise capacity. It has been shown that supervised training can improve exercise capacity in adult patients with PAH. The objective of this prospective study was to assess the feasibility of a home exercise training program in children with PAH. Nine children and adolescents (mean age 15.2 ± 3.8 years) with low-risk PAH (defined as mean pulmonary to systemic arterial pressure ratio
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