Recreational and sports recommendations for the child with heart disease.
Although there is widespread acceptance that some children with congenital or acquired heart disease need exercise proscription, there is little data on which to base recommendations. In this article, the author, after reviewing the hemodynamic burdens of the common cardiac anomalies in children, gives his personal recommendations for recreational and sports activities.
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000293:Adolescent; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005080:Exercise Test; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D013177:Sports