All children have a natural need to move, play, and perform activities. Physical activity is
necessary for optimal physical, emotional, and psychosocial development for healthy …

The population of adults living with congenital heart disease (CHD) has grown rapidly in
recent decades due to major advances in surgical and medical care. Although the benefits …

With regard to a literature search for this revision, no specific strategy or formal data quality
assessment was used. Each of the 15 members of the writing group has specific expertise …

The American Heart Association recognizes the importance of physically active lifestyles to
the health and well-being of children and adults with congenital heart defects. Counseling of …

Objectives: We characterized a large cohort of children who had a Fontan procedure, with
measures of functional health status, ventricular size and function, exercise capacity, heart …

Objectives To compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a group of pediatric patients
with congenital heart disease (CHD) and healthy controls and patients with other chronic …

Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects nearly 1% of births. As survival rates have
dramatically improved, the majority of individuals with CHD now live into adulthood. As …

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 Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are thought to have low levels of
physical activity (PA), but few studies have used objective measures of PA in this population …

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) provide important insights into patients' own perspectives
about their health and medical condition, and there is evidence that their use can lead to …