Why the study?
Does a 12-week rehabilitation program improve skeletal muscle characteristics and exercise tolerance in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension?
Population
5 patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH)
Comparison
12-week rehabilitation program vs Pre-rehabilitation baseline
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
12 weeks
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for rehab in IPAH; larger controlled trials needed before practice change.
Does a 12-week rehabilitation program improve skeletal muscle characteristics and exercise tolerance in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension?
A 12-week rehabilitation program in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension improves exercise capacity and is associated with favorable changes in skeletal muscle fiber type proportion.
Mainguy et al. (2010) studied this question.
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