Importance of non-invasive right and left ventricular variables on exercise capacity in patients with tetralogy of fallot hemodynamics

C Meierhofer, T Tavakkoli, A Kühn, K Ulm, A Hager… - Pediatric …, 2017 - Springer
Good quality of life correlates with a good exercise capacity in daily life in patients with
tetralogy of Fallot (ToF). Patients after correction of ToF usually develop residual defects …

Determinants of exercise performance in children and adolescents with repaired tetralogy of Fallot using stress echocardiography

SM Bhatt, OU Elci, Y Wang, E Goldmuntz, M McBride… - Pediatric …, 2019 - Springer
Exercise performance is variable and often impaired in patients with repaired tetralogy of
Fallot (rTOF). We sought to identify factors associated with exercise performance by …

Assessing utility of exercise test in determining exercise prescription in adolescent and adult patients with repaired tetralogy of fallot

MC Yang, CA Chen, HH Chiu, JK Wang, MT Lin… - Heart and vessels, 2017 - Springer
Parameters from cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) are useful prognostic factors for
patients with repaired tetralogy of fallot (TOF). Its application in exercise prescription remains …

Right ventricular mass is associated with exercise capacity in adults with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

S O'Meagher, M Seneviratne, MR Skilton, PA Munoz… - Pediatric …, 2015 - Springer
The relationship between exercise capacity and right ventricular (RV) structure and function
in adult repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is poorly understood. We therefore aimed to …

Exercise capacity and biventricular function in adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot

A Samman, M Schwerzmann, OH Balint, D Tanous… - American Heart …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) often have diminished
exercise capacity. The primary objective of this study was to examine whether abnormalities …

Exercise stress echocardiography exposes reduced left ventricular contractile reserve and abnormalities of biventricular function in children with repaired tetralogy of …

SL Roche, L Grosse-Wortmann, MK Friedberg… - 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Introduction: Early hallmarks of ventricular compromise are needed in patients with repaired
tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) so that the evolving pathophysiology might be monitored from its …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise capacity, cardiac and endothelial function in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot

M Novaković, K Prokšelj, B Jug - International Journal of Cardiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Exercise capacity and endothelial function are impaired in adults with repaired
tetralogy of Fallot (ToF). This may be related to pathophysiological determinants, such as …

Usefulness of cardiopulmonary exercise to predict long-term prognosis in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot

A Giardini, S Specchia, TA Tacy… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Adults with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) have increased long-term mortality. The identification of
patients at greater risk for death or cardiac-related morbidity is challenging. This study was …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of ventricular function and volumes on exercise capacity in adults with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

N Dłużniewska, P Podolec, T Miszalski-Jamka… - Indian heart …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Investigate the effects of left and right ventricular function and severity of
pulmonary valve regurgitation, quantified by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), on …

Exercise echocardiography demonstrates biventricular systolic dysfunction and reveals decreased left ventricular contractile reserve in children after tetralogy of Fallot …

SL Roche, L Grosse-Wortmann, MK Friedberg… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Long-term biventricular systolic performance is a key determinant of clinical
outcomes late after tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair. A need exists for early indices of both left …