Physical activity limitation as measured by accelerometry in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Background: The 6-min walk test, commonly used to assess exercise capacity and response to therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), has many well-described limitations. Sedentary time is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes and reduced quality of life, and measuring sedentary tim...

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Publicado en:CHEST Vol. 142; no. 6; pp. 1391 - 1399
Autores principales: Pugh, Meredith E, Buchowski, Maciej S, Robbins, Ivan M, Newman, John H, Hemnes, Anna R
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: American College of Chest Physicians Dec2012
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