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Open AccessStress Doppler echocardiography for early detection of systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
In patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-APAH) is the leading cause of death. The objective of this prospective screening study was to analyse sensitivity and ...
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Safety and Long-Term Efficacy of Transition from Sildenafil to Tadalafil due to Side Effects in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Two phosphodiesterase-type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors, sildenafil and tadalafil, are approved for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It has not yet been observed if transition from sildenafil to tad...
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Economic Evaluation of Exercise Training in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
Exercise training as an add-on to medical therapy has been shown to improve exercise capacity, quality of life, and possibly prognosis in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). The purpose of this study wa...
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The Combination of Exercise and Respiratory Training Improves Respiratory Muscle Function in Pulmonary Hypertension
Increased dyspnea and reduced exercise capacity in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can be partly attributed to impaired respiratory muscle function. This prospective study was designed to assess the impa...
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Open AccessAnxiety and depression disorders in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
The objective of this prospective study was to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression disorders and their association with quality of life (QoL), clinical parameters and survival in patients with pulm...
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Magnetic resonance imaging to assess the effect of exercise training on pulmonary perfusion and blood flow in patients with pulmonary hypertension
To evaluate whether careful exercise training improves pulmonary perfusion and blood flow in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MR).
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Open AccessHemodynamic and genetic analysis in children with idiopathic, heritable, and congenital heart disease associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
Aim of this prospective study was to compare clinical and genetic findings in children with idiopathic or heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (I/HPAH) with children affected with congenital heart defects...
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Open AccessThe German adaptation of the Cambridge pulmonary hypertension outcome review (CAMPHOR)
Individuals with precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) experience severely impaired quality of life. A disease-specific outcome measure for PH, the Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review (CAMPHOR) ...
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Open AccessExercise training in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue diseases
The objective of this prospective study was to assess short- and long-term efficacy of exercise training (ET) as add-on to medical therapy in patients with connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arteri...
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Open AccessHemodynamic and clinical onset in patients with hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension and BMPR2 mutations
Mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (BMPR2) gene can lead to idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). This study prospectively screened for BMPR2 mutations in a large cohort of PAH-pa...
