It’s not just the heart: respiratory limitations to constant-load exercise in adult Fontan patients and potential implications for rehabilitation
Introduction Congenital heart defects may require surgical intervention such as the Fontan procedure that connects the systemic venous return to the pulmonary arteries. Although this procedure has increased survival, it results in reduced exercise capacity; which is reduced not only due to cardio...
Main Authors: | Kyle G. P. J. M. Bolye, Patrick Schön, Fernando G. Beltrami, Matthias Greutmann, Christina M. Spengler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Bern Open Publishing
2024-02-01
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Series: | Current Issues in Sport Science |
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Online Access: | https://ciss-journal.org/article/view/10861 |
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