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Skeletal Muscle Pathology in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Its Contribution to Exercise Intolerance

Journal of the American Heart Association

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a disease of the pulmonary vasculature, resulting in elevated pressure in the pulmonary arteries and disrupting the physiological coordination between the right heart and the pulmonary circulation. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Interpretation Across the Lifespan in Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Journal of the American Heart Association

Because these patients are living longer, treatment and disease surveillance targets have shifted toward enhancing quality of life and functional status. The purpose of this statement is to provide a lifespan approach to the interpretation of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with congenital heart disease.

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Feasibility of postoperative home-based pulmonary function training for lung cancer patients: a real-world study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Pulmonary surgery can significantly impact patients respiratory function and reduce their quality of life. Previous studies have shown that perioperative breathing exercises (BE) can facilitate the recovery o.

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Efficacy and safety of step-by-step Baduanjin exercise based on doctor-nurse-patient integration mode for pulmonary rehabilitation in patients after lobectomy due to pulmonary tuberculosis: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Some pulmonary tuberculosis patients may require lung resection surgery. Postoperative pulmonary rehabilitation is essential to restore the lung function and maintain quality of life. We aimed to study the pul.

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Corvia's RESPONDER-HF Confirmatory Trial Supported by RELIEVE-HF Data

DAIC

RELIEVE-HF failed to meet its primary efficacy endpoint and did not reduce heart failure events or improve quality of life in heart failure patients with a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). For more information: www.corviamedical.com If you enjoy this content, please share it with a colleague

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Exercise Training in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Without Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Circulation

BACKGROUND:Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy without left ventricular outflow tract obstruction commonly experience reduced exercise capacity. Physical training improves exercise capacity in these patients, but whether the underlying effects of exercise are a result of central hemodynamic or peripheral improvement is unclear.

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Bayer to Present New Investigational Heart Failure Data, Continued Portfolio Research in Chronic Kidney Disease at ACC.25

DAIC

Efficacy of finerenone according to left atrial size in patients with heart failure and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction: An analysis of the FINEARTS-HF trial during the session " Finerenone: A Promising Addition to the Armamentarium or Merely an Academic Exercise?"