Marked skeletal muscle deficits are associated with 6-minute walk distance in paediatric pulmonary hypertension.
Catherine M AvitabileSofia SaavedraNithya SivakumarElizabeth GoldmuntzStephen M ParidonBabette S ZemelPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2021)
Youth with pulmonary hypertension demonstrate marked skeletal muscle deficits in association with exercise intolerance. Future studies should investigate whether low leg lean mass is a marker of disease severity or an independent target that can be improved.
Keyphrases
- skeletal muscle
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary artery
- traumatic brain injury
- insulin resistance
- physical activity
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- intensive care unit
- mental health
- high intensity
- emergency department
- current status
- young adults
- type diabetes
- resistance training
- metabolic syndrome
- body composition
- coronary artery