title: Cardiac rehabilitation in an adolescent with DiGeorge Syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  DiGeorge Syndrome is a rare disease that has variable clinical symptoms resulting from 22q11 deletions, included cardiac abnormality, abnormal face and thymic aplasia, and cognitive impairment. There was a no reports regarding the efficiency of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients with DiGeorge Syndrome with tetralogy of Fallot.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 15-year-old girl with DGS visited our CR center. The patient carried out the exercise training 3 times a week for 6 weeks, using a treadmill with electrocardiogram monitoring. Exercise tolerance testing and Quality of life assessment were performed before and after 6 weeks of training. Improvement of aerobic capacity was not represented, but by her own estimation, her performance ability of daily activities was better than before.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Even though adolescents with congenital heart disease often limit themselves, or are restricted by others, from physical activity, CR should be recommended as a comprehensive health promotion strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Center for Aging and Geriatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Joo
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Center for Aging and Geriatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ka-Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Center for Aging and Geriatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Center for Aging and Geriatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea - rmhanjy@daum.net.
authors.forename: Jae-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Center for Aging and Geriatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: In-Sung
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000072038:Cardiac Rehabilitation; D004062:DiGeorge Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*