Pulmonary Circulation (Nov 2018)

Reduced free-living activity levels in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients

  • Stephen J. Halliday,
  • Huang Shi,
  • Evan L. Brittain,
  • Anna R. Hemnes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894018814182
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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We conducted a survey of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients and healthy controls who use either a smartphone or wearable fitness device that tracks daily step count. We found that PAH patients have markedly reduced activity levels compared to controls, after controlling for confounders.