Decreased Muscle Strength in Children With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Relation With Exercise Capacity

Decreased Muscle Strength in Children With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Relation With Exercise Capacity

Background The aim of this study is to describe muscle strength in pediatric patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot compared with healthy peers and to analyze the correlation between muscle strength and peak oxygen uptake, exercise capacity (mL/min). Methods and Results A prospective, cross‐sect...

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Main Authors: Graziëlla Eshuis, Hiske van Duinen, Otto T. H. M. Lelieveld, Anneke K. Hegeman, Hessel Nijenhuis, Tineke P. Willems, Ann M. Hepping, Natasha Maurits, Gideon J. du Marchie Sarvaas, Rolf M. F. Berger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
handgrip
handheld dynamometry
muscle strength
peak VO2
tetralogy of Fallot
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.027937

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