Understanding the Effects of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Lean Muscle Mass

Conditions

• Pulmonary Hypertension

Interventions

• DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: blood draw
• DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: Short Performance Physical Battery
• DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: Grip strength test
• DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: Six minute walk test
• RADIATION: Chest CT scan
• RADIATION: Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Scan
• BEHAVIORAL: Activity monitoring
• BEHAVIORAL: 24 hour diet recall
• DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: Echocardiogram
• BEHAVIORAL: Quality of Life Questionnaire (emPHasis 10)
• BEHAVIORAL: International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF)
• BEHAVIORAL: Low resistance exercise intervention

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Collaborators

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