The effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on endothelial function and arterial stiffness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Cintia Laura Pereira de AraujoGustavo Pereira ReinaldoBetina Gabriele FoscariniBárbara Ferreira SchneiderVlademir Junior Moraes MenezesPedro Dal Lago

Published in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy (2019)

Although exercise-based PR improved functional capacity and the BODE index, it did not change endothelial function and arterial stiffness in patients with COPD.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pulmonary hypertension
high intensity
lung function
physical activity
resistance training
body composition