Abstract Backgrounds Patients with Fontan circulation have no subpulmonary ventricle and
a passive pulmonary perfusion. Considerable percentage of the pulmonary blood flow is …

Background Patients with a Fontan circulation have reduced exercise capacity and
respiratory muscle strength. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) improves exercise capacity …

While the Fontan procedure has improved life expectancy, patients with single ventricle
physiology have impaired exercise capacity due to limited increase in pulmonary blood flow …

Abstract Background Subjects with Fontan-type circulation have no sub-pulmonary ventricle
and thus depend exquisitely on the respiratory bellows and peripheral muscle pump for …

Background The effect of exercise training and its mechanisms on the functional capacity
improvement in Fontan patients (FP) are virtually unknown. This trial evaluated four-month …

Background Since 1968, thousands of patients with a morphologically or functionally
univentricular heart have been treated with a total cavopulmonary connection/Fontan …

Abstract Background Patients with a Fontan circulation have a reduced exercise capacity,
which is an important prognostic predictor of morbidity and mortality. A way to increase …

Background Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD)—including those after Fontan
operation—are encouraged to be physically active. Aim To prospectively determine the …

ObjectivesThe objective of this research was to study lung function, physical capacity, and
effect of endurance training in children and adolescents after Fontan palliation compared …

Many adults with single-ventricle congenital heart disease who have undergone a Fontan
procedure have abnormal pulmonary function resembling restrictive lung disease. Whether …