Exercise and respiratory training improve exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with severe chronic pulmonary hypertension

N. Ehlken, D. Mereles, S. Kreuscher, S. Ghofrani, M. M. Hoeper, M. Halank, J. Meyer, G. Karger, J. Buss, J. Juenger, N. Holzapfel, C. Opitz, J. Winkler, F. F. J. Herth, H. Wilkens, H. Olschewski, E. Gruenig (Germany; Austria)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Rehabilitation in non-COPD patients
Session: Rehabilitation in non-COPD patients
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 2220
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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N. Ehlken, D. Mereles, S. Kreuscher, S. Ghofrani, M. M. Hoeper, M. Halank, J. Meyer, G. Karger, J. Buss, J. Juenger, N. Holzapfel, C. Opitz, J. Winkler, F. F. J. Herth, H. Wilkens, H. Olschewski, E. Gruenig (Germany; Austria). Exercise and respiratory training improve exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with severe chronic pulmonary hypertension. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 2220

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