Physical activity promotion in pediatric congenital heart disease: are we running late?

JE Caterini, ES Campisi, B Cifra - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

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

M Khoury, R Cordina - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Surgical repair for children born with single-ventricle congenital heart disease, culminating
in the Fontan operation, has resulted in dramatic improvements in survival; children born …

Move more–be happier? physical activity and health-related quality of life in children with congenital heart disease

L Brudy, M Meyer, R Oberhoffer, P Ewert, J Müller - American Heart Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective This cross-sectional study aimed to determine whether there is an association
between objectively assessed physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life …

[HTML][HTML] How can an agent-based model explore the impact of interventions on children's physical activity in an urban environment?

J Almagor, A Martin, P McCrorie, R Mitchell - Health & place, 2021 - Elsevier
Insufficient physical activity (PA) among most children and adolescents is a global problem
that is undermining the realisation of numerous developmental and health benefits. The aim …

The effects of physical inactivity and exercise at home in young patients with congenital heart disease during the COVID-19 pandemic

F Gentili, G Cafiero, MA Perrone, M Bianco… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the population's ability to
be physically active. Purpose: Evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 mitigation measures on …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise self-efficacy in adults with congenital heart disease

A Bay, C Sandberg, U Thilén, K Wadell… - IJC heart & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Physical activity improves health, exercise tolerance and quality of life in adults
with congenital heart disease (CHD), and exercise training is in most patients a high-benefit …

Analysis of cavopulmonary and cardiac flow characteristics in Fontan patients: comparison with healthy volunteers

DR Rutkowski, G Barton, CJ François… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Characterizing the flow of the Fontan circuit, and correlating flow characteristics
with the development of complications, is an important clinical challenge. Past work has …

Physical activity assessments in children with congenital heart disease: A systematic review

R Acosta‐Dighero, R Torres‐Castro… - Acta …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To describe the physical activity (PA) of children with congenital heart disease (CHD)
according to different assessment methods and compare their results with the World Health …

The impact of physical activity restrictions on health-related fitness in children with congenital heart disease

J Blanchard, BW McCrindle, PE Longmuir - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are often restricted from some types of
physical activity (PA) despite the lack of evidence regarding the need to restrict recreational …

Cardiac rehabilitation in the paediatric Fontan population: development of a home-based high-intensity interval training programme

M Khoury, DB Phillips, PW Wood, WR Mott… - Cardiology in the …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Introduction: We evaluated the safety and feasibility of high-intensity interval training via a
novel telemedicine ergometer (MedBIKE™) in children with Fontan physiology. Methods …