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Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2019; 54: Suppl. 63, abstract number.

Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation other than improving exercise capacity

Symposium
Chairs: R. Gloeckl (Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany), M. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands)
Aims: to describe the components and effects of pulmonary rehabilitation other than exercise training and improving exercise performance; to present a state-of-the-art overview of interventions aimed at reducing cardiometabolic risk and innovative strategies targeting muscle wasting; to explain that pulmonary rehabilitation affects the main features of respiratory diseases, including airway and systemic inflammation, and disease stability; to discuss patient motivation as an important treatment goal and factor associated with long-term lifestyle changes following pulmonary rehabilitation.

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My experience of pulmonary rehabilitation: a patient perspective M. Cullen (Dublin, Ireland)
Modulation of cardiometabolic risk by pulmonary rehabilitation R. Beijers (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on the main features of severe asthma C. Fernandes de Carvalho (São Paulo (SP), Brazil)
Novel approaches for targeting muscle wasting in COPD M. Steiner (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Patient motivation during pulmonary rehabilitation M. Moy (West Roxbury, United States of America)