Exercise capacity and predictors of performance after Fontan: results from the pediatric heart network Fontan 3 study

…, SM Paridon, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators - Pediatric …, 2021 - Springer
… While the reason for better performance during sub-maximal exercise was not delineated
in the present study, it is likely related to inherent limitations of the Fontan circulation. In the …

Exercise training for people living with Fontan circulation: an underutilized intervention

M Khoury, R Cordina - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2022 - Elsevier
… that children and adults living with Fontan circulation are at … and peak power output,
submaximal measures are useful, … in the Fontan circulation results in increased venous pressure …

A novel mechanism for improved exercise performance in pediatric Fontan patients after cardiac rehabilitation

S Wittekind, W Mays, Y Gerdes, S Knecht… - Pediatric …, 2018 - Springer
… who had undergone the Fontan operation and were followed by pediatric cardiologists at …
both peak and submaximal exercise performance in pediatric Fontan patients after a 12 week …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise capacity and training programs in paediatric Fontan patients: a systematic review

JE Herrmann, ESS Tierney - CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, 2022 - Elsevier
Children born with single-ventricle anatomy and physiology, … in the Fontan operation to
establish a total cavopulmonary … programs reported improved submaximal exercise parameters …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise Pathophysiology and Testing in Individuals With a Fontan Circulation

AK Mahendran, D Katz, AR Opotowsky… - CJC Pediatric and …, 2023 - Elsevier
submaximal exercise, such as at the ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VO 2 at AT), the limitations
of Fontan physiologyAfter training, participants had significantly increased muscle mass…

Cardiopulmonary function, quality of life and effects of exercise in children and adolescents with Fontan circulation

E Rylander Hedlund - 2018 - openarchive.ki.se
… seemed to be correlated with better sleep quality in patients with Fontan circulation. …
submaximal exercise capacity, lung function, and quality of life in children with Fontan circulation. …

Aerobic exercise and inspiratory muscle training increase functional capacity in patients with univentricular physiology after Fontan operation: a randomized controlled …

ALR Turquetto, MR Dos Santos, DR Agostinho… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
… Our main finding was that aerobic exercise and inspiratory muscle training improved peak
… Evaluation and management of the child and adult with fontan circulation: a scientific …

Sports practice predicts better functional capacity in children and adults with Fontan circulation

J Rato, A Sousa, S Cordeiro, M Mendes… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Peak oxygen uptake (peak VO 2 ) and its decline predict death or serious
cardiovascular adverse events in patients with Fontan circulation. Our aim was to study VO 2 in a …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise in Paediatric Fontan Patients

PE Longmuir - CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… to meet the increased metabolic demands, but the Fontan circulation has limited ability to …
that suggested an improved submaximal exercise response among paediatric Fontan patients …

Cardiopulmonary Function, Quality of Life and Effects of Exercise in Children and Adolescents with Fontan Circulation

ER Hedlund - 2018 - search.proquest.com
… seemed to be correlated with better sleep quality in patients with Fontan circulation. …
submaximal exercise capacity, lung function, and quality of life in children with Fontan circulation. …