Arrhythmia and exercise intolerance in Fontan patients: Current status and future burden

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1458-1465

  Idorn, L ^a   Juul, K ^a   Jensen, A S ^a   Hanel, B ^a   Nielsen, K G ^a   Andersen, H ^b   Reimers, J I ^a   Sorensen K E ^c   Sondergaard L ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Exercise capacity; Fontan procedure; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; DENMARK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INDEX; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ARRHYTHMIA; EXERCISE CAPACITY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885314744     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.055     Document Type: Article

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