Low levels of habitual physical activity in children and adolescents with congenital heart
disease (CHD) leads to various negative health outcomes, yet review of the literature …

Context Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time (ST) are
important for child and adolescent health. Objective To examine habitual levels of …

ObjectiveChildren after Fontan palliation have reduced exercise capacity and quality of life.
Our aim was to study whether endurance training could improve physical capacity and …

Significant advances in the management of children with congenital heart disease (CHD)
have resulted in marked improvements in survival and life expectancy. Thus, there is an …

Background Patients with a single ventricle who experience early life growth failure suffer
high morbidity and mortality in the perisurgical period. However, long‐term implications of …

The field of pediatric cardiology historically focused on exercise restriction due to perceived
safety concerns with relatively little attention paid to physical activity promotion. Over time …

Children born with univentricular hearts undergo staged surgical procedures to a Fontan
circulation. Long‐term experience with Fontan palliation has shown dramatically improved …

The purpose of this study was to assess the criterion validity of existing accelerometer-based
energy expenditure (EE) prediction equations among children with chronic conditions, and …

In the last thirty years, steady progress in the diagnostic tools and care of subjects affected
by congenital heart diseases (CHD) has resulted in a significant increase in their survival to …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the active lifestyle capacity (daily physical activity,
strength, flexibility, body composition) of children after the Fontan procedure; hypothesized …