Predictors of physical activity in pulmonary arterial and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Conclusions: Daily physical activity as steps/day assessed in patients newly diagnosed with PAH/CTEPH did not well correlate with invasive hemodynamics at rest nor during exercise, but very well with the 6MWD. Whether daily activity assessments provide additional information to simple walk distance on risk factor profiles during follow-up in patients with PAH/CTEPH remains to be clarified.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Saxer, S., Lichtblau, M., Berlier, C., Hasler, E., Schwarz, E., Ulrich, S. Tags: Pulmonary hypertension Source Type: research