End‐Organ Function and Exercise Performance in Patients With Fontan Circulation: What Characterizes the High Performers?

End‐Organ Function and Exercise Performance in Patients With Fontan Circulation: What Characterizes the High Performers?

Background The physiologic hallmarks of the Fontan circulation—chronically elevated central venous pressures and low cardiac output—have significant effects not only on cardiovascular status but also impact other organ systems. Exercise capacity is limited in many and declines with age, accelerating...

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Main Authors: Scott J. Weinreb, Kathryn M. Dodds, Danielle S. Burstein, Jing Huang, Elizabeth B. Rand, Edna Mancilla, Jennifer R. Heimall, Michael G. McBride, Stephen M. Paridon, David J. Goldberg, Jack Rychik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
congenital heart disease
exercise testing
Fontan procedure
single ventricle
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.016850

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