It's not just the heart: respiratory limitations to constant-load exercise in adult Fontan patients and potential implications for rehabilitation

• Main Authors: Kyle G. P. J. M. Bolye (Author), Patrick Schön (Author), Fernando G. Beltrami (Author), Matthias Greutmann (Author), Christina M. Spengler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bern Open Publishing, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Congenital heart defects may require surgical intervention such as the Fontan procedure that connects the systemic venous return to the pulmonary arteries. Although this procedure has increased survival, it results in reduced exercise capacity; which is reduced not only due to cardiovas...