Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the United States: Clinical Practice Experience

Mon S Bryant¹, Venkata D Bandi^{1

2}, Shahram Moghtader^{1

2}, Amir Sharafkhaneh^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Telehealth Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Program, and.
² Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Medical Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas.

Editorial

Mon S Bryant et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Aug.

. 2025 Aug;22(8):1128-1130.

doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202506-568ED.

Mon S Bryant¹, Venkata D Bandi^{1

2}, Shahram Moghtader^{1

2}, Amir Sharafkhaneh^{1

2}

¹ Telehealth Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Program, and.
² Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Medical Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas.

No abstract available

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Characteristics of Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs in the United States: Results from a National Electronic Survey.
Moy ML, Corn J, Kizziar A, Kaye R, Dorney Koppel GA, Bhatt SP, Casaburi R, Desiato JT, Garvey C. Moy ML, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Aug;22(8):1140-1146. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202408-896OC. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025. PMID: 40036795

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