Key result
Supervised exercise training safely improves exercise capacity and QoL in stable PAH.
Why the study?
Exercise rehabilitation was historically discouraged in PAH patients due to concerns of clinical deterioration and adverse outcomes despite their exercise intolerance and similar impairments to other conditions benefiting from rehabilitation.
Does exercise training and rehabilitation improve exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension?
Does exercise training and rehabilitation improve exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension?
Supervised exercise training is emerging as a safe and effective strategy to improve exercise capacity and quality of life in stable patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, challenging previous concerns that discouraged its use.
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Supports supervised exercise in stable PAH; leaves open confirmation in large randomized trials.
Barak Zafrir (2013) conducted a review in Pulmonary arterial hypertension. Exercise training and rehabilitation was evaluated. Closely supervised exercise training programs in stable pulmonary arterial hypertension patients improve exercise capacity and quality of life with an acceptable low risk of adverse events.
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