Skeletal muscle deficits are associated with worse exercise performance in pediatric pulmonary hypertension

Skeletal muscle deficits are associated with worse exercise performance in pediatric pulmonary hypertension

BackgroundSkeletal muscle deficits are associated with worse exercise performance in adults with pulmonary hypertension (PH) but the impact is poorly understood in pediatric PH.ObjectiveTo study muscle deficits, physical inactivity, and performance on cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and exercis...

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Main Authors: Catherine M. Avitabile, Michael G. McBride, Matthew A. Harris, Kevin K. Whitehead, Mark A. Fogel, Stephen M. Paridon, Babette S. Zemel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
pediatric pulmonary hypertension
skeletal muscle
exercise
densitometry
cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.1025420/full

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