Exercise rehabilitation in congenital cardiac disease

Cardiac rehabilitation for children is a new and evolving service intended to integrate the child with a significant cardiovascular impairment into a lifestyle of normal physical activity. Its long-term success requires the help of the hospital-based cardiology team and the compliance of the child a...

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Published inProgress in pediatric cardiology Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 50 - 54
Main Authors Galioto, Frank M., Tomassoni, Teresa L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.06.1993
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Summary:Cardiac rehabilitation for children is a new and evolving service intended to integrate the child with a significant cardiovascular impairment into a lifestyle of normal physical activity. Its long-term success requires the help of the hospital-based cardiology team and the compliance of the child and family. Cardiac rehabilitation can be viewed as the child's initial step toward the development of lifelong cardiovascular fitness, thus optimizing the benefits of surgical correction.
ISSN:1058-9813
1558-1519
DOI:10.1016/1058-9813(93)90056-6