Effect of physical training in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease

• Published in: Cardiology in the young Vol. 10; no. 2; p. 107
• Main Authors: Fredriksen, P M, Kahrs, N, Blaasvaer, S, Sigurdsen, E, Gundersen, O, Roeksund, O, Norgaand, G, Vik, J T, Soerbye, O, Ingjer, E, Thaulow, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.03.2000
• Subjects: Analysis of Variance; Case-Control Studies; Child; Exercise Therapy; Female; Heart Defects, Congenital - metabolism; Heart Defects, Congenital - rehabilitation; Humans; Male; Monitoring, Ambulatory - instrumentation; Oxygen Consumption; Statistics, Nonparametric

In order to test the effect of systematic supervised physical training, we divided a total of 129 children and adolescents with congenital heart disease into a group undergoing intervention and a control group. All patients underwent exercise tests, measurements of physical activity, and a survey of...