Effects of Exercise Training on Exercise Capacity in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 333-341

  Babu, Abraham Samuel ^a   Padmakumar, Ramachandran ^b   Maiya, Arun G ^a   Mohapatra, Aswini Kumar ^b   Kamath, R L ^c  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Exercise; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Six minute walk test

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCLE TRAINING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SIX MINUTE WALK DISTANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; EXERCISE; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MEDLINE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PUBMED;

EID: 84958875015     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.10.015     Document Type: Review

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