Three Months of Supervised Rehabilitation Improved Endurance One Year Later in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
People with pulmonary arterial hypertension may experience substantial shortness of breath, fatigue, and reduced exercise capacity even when the disease is medically stable. The heart must pump against increased resistance in the blood vessels of the lungs, meaning that activities such as walking, climbing stairs, or cycling may require a disproportionately large share of the person’s available physical capacity.
