How does regular exercise improve cardiovascular function: Congenital heart disease and beyond.

M Drakopoulou, P K Vlachakis, A Apostolos, K Tsioufis, K Toutouzas

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Review in International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Relationship between physical exercise and quality of life in Chinese college students: the chain mediating effect of psychological flourishing and optimistic intelligence.BMC psychology · 2025
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M DrakopoulouFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School of Athens University, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.

P K VlachakisFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School of Athens University, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.

A ApostolosFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School of Athens University, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.

K TsioufisFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School of Athens University, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.

K ToutouzasFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School of Athens University, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.

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Abstract

Major advances in the fields of paediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery over the past decades have dramatically improved the survival of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Thus, care for CHD patients has shifted from managing short-term survival to having the best possible outcome in terms of long-term physical health, development and well-being. In this article, with a special focus on adult CHD (ACHD) population, we address the question: How does regular exercise improve cardiovascular function? We aim to underscore that regular exercise not only offers clinically relevant physiological benefits for patients living with a CHD condition but has also a positive effect on reducing the risk of future cardiovascular events.

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Congenital heart diseaseExercisePhysical activitySports

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PMID39926127

DOI10.1016/j.ijcchd.2024.100542

PMCPMC11803121

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