Physical exercise – PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Flexible, Accessible, Effective: Patient Perceptions of the Pulmonary Hypertension and Home-Based (PHAHB) Physical Activity Intervention, Pulmonary Circulation, April 29, 2026

A 10-week fully remote, home-based exercise programme for people with pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) was found to be both acceptable and beneficial, according to a study conducted by a group of Irish researchers, based on qualitative interviews with 13 participants. The programme combined aerobic, resistance and respiratory […]

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Remote exercise assessment in pulmonary hypertension, Current Opinions in Pulmonary Medicine, May 7, 2026

Assessment of exercise provides important prognostic information about pulmonary arterial hypertension patients. Researchers from the UK have recently published a review of current digital alternatives to traditional outcome measures. The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is a key tool for monitoring pulmonary arterial hypertension, but since care is often centralized, patients may only do it once

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Prognostic relevance of exercise pulmonary hypertension: results of the multicentre PEX-NET Clinical Research Collaboration, European Respiratory Journal

The PEX-NET (Pulmonary Haemodynamics during Exercise Network) registry enrolled patients who underwent clinically indicated right heart catheterisations both at rest and ergometer exercise from 23 PH centres worldwide. The aim of the study was to explore the prognostic relevance of exercise haemodynamics and its added value to resting haemodynamics are missing. The study finds that

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Lay summary of the 2022 ESC/ERS clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension now available in 11 languages!

“Diagnosing and treating pulmonary hypertension – understanding the professional guidelines” is an easy to understand summary of the joint European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) clinical guidelines for pulmonary hypertension (PH). It was published on the European Lung Foundation (ELF) website on 02/11/2022. It is for people with pulmonary hypertension, or

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The 2022 “Clinical Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension” by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS)

The work of two years of the Task Force in charge of the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) joint Clinical Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension has finally come to an end. The new guidelines were officially presented yesterday at the ESC Annual Congress in Barcelona

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