ArticleNetherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation2007
Exercise prescription for patients with a Fontan circulation: current evidence and future directions.
Article in Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02283255 (Cardiovascular, Pulmonary and Skeletal Muscle Evaluation in Patients With Univentricular Physiology in the Late Postoperative Period of the Fontan Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers.
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Cardiovascular, Pulmonary and Skeletal Muscle Evaluation in Patients With Univentricular Physiology in the Late Postoperative Period of the Fontan Surgery: Effects of Exercise Training
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- Augmenting Venous Return in Fontan Circulation: The Role of the Skeletal Muscle Pump and Implications for Mechanical Compression Devices-A Review of the Literature.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Review
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Changes over Time and Associations with Neurodevelopmental and Clinical Factors.The Journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Retrograde Flow to Aortic Root Predicts Inferior Cardiopulmonary Performance and Restrictive Lung Physiology in Fontan Circulation.CJC pediatric and congenital heart disease · 2024Article
- Association of Body Mass Index With Clinical Features and Outcomes in Adults With Fontan Palliation.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Article
- Influence of 24 h Simulated Altitude on Red Blood Cell Deformability and Hematological Parameters in Patients with Fontan Circulation.Metabolites · 2022Article
- Exercise Prescription Enhances Maximal Oxygen Uptake and Anaerobic Threshold in Young Single Ventricle Patients with Fontan Circulation.Pediatric cardiology · 2022Article
- The Effects of Exercise Training on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Cardiac Biomarkers in Adult Patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Fontan Circulation.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2022Article
- Adequate exercise response at artificial altitude in Fontan patients.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Physical Activity in Fontan Patients Relates to Quality of Life and Sleep Quality.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Arterial Stiffness and Its Relationship to Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Children and Young Adults with a Fontan Circulation.Pediatric cardiology · 2019Article
- Exploring kinetic energy as a new marker of cardiac function in the single ventricle circulation.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2018Article
- State of the art of the Fontan strategy for treatment of univentricular heart disease.F1000Research · 2018Review
- Differentiation of Impaired From Preserved Hemodynamics in Patients With Fontan Circulation Using Real-time Phase-velocity Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.Journal of thoracic imaging · 2017Article
- Assessment of Quality of Life in Young Patients with Single Ventricle after the Fontan Operation.The Journal of pediatrics · 2016Observational
- Exercise capacity in children and adolescents with corrected congenital heart disease.Pediatric cardiology · 2015Article
- Children after fontan have strength and body composition similar to healthy peers and can successfully participate in daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.Pediatric cardiology · 2015Article
- Factors influencing adaptation and performance at physical exercise in complex congenital heart diseases after surgical repair.BioMed research international · 2014Review
- Validation of the Actiheart activity monitor for measurement of activity energy expenditure in children and adolescents with chronic disease.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2010Article
- Exercise testing and prescription in patients with congenital heart disease.International journal of pediatrics · 2010Article
- Physical activity participation in youth with surgically corrected congenital heart disease: Devising guidelines so Johnny can participate.Paediatrics & child health · 2009Article
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Abstract
It is well documented that children with a Fontan circulation have a reduced exercise capacity. One of the modalities to improve exercise capacity might be exercise training. We performed a systematic literature review on the effects of exercise training in patients with a Fontan circulation. Six published studies were included that reported on the effects of exercise training in 40 patients. All studies had a small sample size and/or did not include a control group.Based on the six published studies we can conclude that children who have undergone a Fontan operation and who are in a stable haemodynamic condition can safely participate in an exercise training programme and that exercise training results in an improved exercise capacity. However, more research is needed to establish the optimal exercise mode, dose-response relation, and the effects of exercise training on cardiac function, peripheral muscle function, physical activity, and health-related quality of life. (Neth Heart J 2007;15:142-7.).
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