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Physical activity and quality of life in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Year: 2019

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: In a longitudinal study of stable pulmonary hypertension patients, there was a nonlinear association between 6MWD and step counts at higher levels of exercise capacity and average step counts were associated with disease-specific and global HRQoLhttp://bit.ly/2JiCvRX

Source: European Respiratory Journal

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00028-2019

Authors: Thomas M. Cascino, Vallerie V. McLaughlin, Caroline R. Richardson, Nilofar Behbahani-Nejad, Victor M. Moles, Scott H. Visovatti, Elizabeth A. Jackson

Institutions: University of Michigan, Oakland University, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Language: English

Topic: Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Awards: Early Detection of Scleroderma-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Training

OpenAlex ID: W2921575387

FWCI: 0.918

Cites: 16

Cited by: 13

Related to: 10