Patients with a diagnosis of PAH were recruited from local outpatient pulmonary
hypertension and advanced lung disease clinics between September 2009 and April 2012.
Patients with PAH were included if they were between 21 and 82 years of age, not pregnant,
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and tobacco free. Patients were excluded if they participated in structured aerobic exercise
three days a week for 30 min or more