[Different patterns of latent pulmonary hypertension under physical exercise and their clinical significance]

The investigations pointed out that responses of the pulmonary hemodynamic in patients with COLD on physical exercises are highly different from those in normal subjects. The findings of pulmonary circulation on pink puffers (type A) and blue bloaters (type B) are differing in a specific manner. The lowest capacity of load is observed in patients of type A. Patients with clinical signs of type B show under exercise conditions the ability to approach their physical load capacity rather to that of normal persons. The features of prognosis, therapy and rehabilitation in the different patterns of pulmonary heart disease are discussed.