title: Exercise intolerance in adults with congenital heart disease.
abstract: This article describes the ways to assess exercise capacity in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) and the impact of exercise intolerance in the population. It also discusses the likely pathogenesis of exercise intolerance in ACHD, the similarities between ACHD and acquired heart failure, and potential therapeutic options.
authors.affiliation: Adult Congenital Heart Programme, Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London, UK. k.dimopoulos@ic.ac.uk
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
authors.forename: Gerhard-Paul
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Diller
authors.forename: Massimo F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Piepoli
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gatzoulis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017704:Baroreflex; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines