Benefits of exercise for people with pulmonary hypertension

This review suggests that exercise-based rehabilitation is safe, does not increase mean pulmonary arterial pressure, and results in clinically meaningful changes in exercise capacity and quality of life.

Inpatient exercise training was typically performed daily, whereas outpatient and home-based exercise training was undertaken 3 to 5 times per week. Exercise training typically consisted of aerobic exercise of the lower limbs using either cycling or walking on a treadmill or over ground. Exercise intensity was regulated with heart rate or by rating perceived exertion. While there were no studies that only implemented a strength training protocol, most studies included both upper and lower-limb strength training within the exercise protocol.