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Six-minute Walk Test in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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  • Zeenat Safdar

    (Division of Pulmonary-Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, USA)

  • Vaidehi Kaza

    (Division of Pulmonary-Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, USA)

  • Aishwarya Thakur

    (Division of Pulmonary-Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, USA)

  • Adaani Frost

    (Division of Pulmonary-Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, USA)

Abstract

Background: Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) levels increase in response to exercise in congestive heart failure patients. However, the timing, degree, and clinical consequences of exercise-related BNP elevation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) remain unexplored.

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  • Zeenat Safdar & Vaidehi Kaza & Aishwarya Thakur & Adaani Frost, 2019. "Six-minute Walk Test in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension," International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(2), pages 21-29, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijoprs:v:4:y:2019:i:2:p:21-29
    DOI: 10.19080/IJOPRS.2019.04.555631
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    1. Zeenat Safdar & Vaidehi Kaza & Aishwarya Thakur & Adaani Frost, 2019. "Six-minute Walk Test in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension," International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(2), pages 1-9, August.

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