Effects of aerobic exercise training in children after the Fontan operation.
It was demonstrated that patients who have undergone the Fontan operation can safely undertake exercise training and that this results in an improvement in aerobic capacity. These findings suggest that aerobic training could be useful in the long-term management of these patients to optimize their cardiovascular fitness for more active lives.
Opocher
Francesca
F
Department of Pediatrics, Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Varnier
Maurizio
M
Sanders
Stephen P
SP
Tosoni
Alvise
A
Zaccaria
Marco
M
Stellin
Giovanni
G
Milanesi
Ornella
O
D002648:Child; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male