Exercise training and rehabilitation in pulmonary arterial hypertension: Rationale and current data evaluation

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 263-273

  Zafrir, Barak ^a,b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Lin Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

exercise physiology; exercise training; pulmonary arterial hypertension; quality of life; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC THROMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; CLINICAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; HEART FAILURE; HEART REHABILITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG PERFUSION; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SELF CARE;

ANIMALS; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84883653895     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e3182a0299a     Document Type: Article

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