Rehabilitation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

For many years, PAH patients were advised to avoid strenuous activities. Now, pulmonary rehabilitation is a recommended therapy in addition to optimal medical therapy, if performed within a highly experienced team under expert supervision.

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Main Authors: Keusch, Stephan (Author) , Benjamin, Nicola (Author) , Grünig, Ekkehard (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 07 July 2017
In: Swiss medical weekly
Year: 2017, Volume: 147
ISSN:1424-3997
DOI:10.4414/smw.2017.14462
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.4414/smw.2017.14462
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Author Notes:Stephan Keusch, Alexander Turk, Stéphanie Saxer, Nicola Ehlken, Ekkehard Grunig, Silvia Ulrich, on behalf of the Swiss Society of Pulmonary Hypertension
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Summary:For many years, PAH patients were advised to avoid strenuous activities. Now, pulmonary rehabilitation is a recommended therapy in addition to optimal medical therapy, if performed within a highly experienced team under expert supervision.
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ISSN:1424-3997
DOI:10.4414/smw.2017.14462