Functional outcome in contemporary children with total cavopulmonary connection – Health-related physical fitness, exercise capacity and health-related quality of life

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 255, Issue , 2018, Pages 50-54

  Hock, Julia ^a   Reiner, Barbara ^a   Neidenbach, Rhoia C ^a   Oberhoffer, Renate ^a   Hager, Alfred ^a   Ewert, Peter ^a   Müller, Jan ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Fontan; Motor competence; Peak oxygen uptake; Univentricular heart

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOWER LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; TRUNK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85041651770     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.11.092     Document Type: Article

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