在患有肺动脉高血压的儿童中,肌肉力量降低

Shari Pepplinkhuizen1, Graziella Eshuis1, Willemijn M H Zijlstra1

  • 1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen University of Groningen Groningen The Netherlands.

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概括

患有肺动脉高血压 (PAH) 的儿童表现出显著减少的肌肉力量. 这种弱点与运动能力相关,但并非所有疾病严重性标志物,这表明PAH是一种全身综合征.

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