Kelly Ferri1,*, Maite Doñate2,3, Mireia Parra2,3, Guillermo R. Oviedo1, Myriam Guerra-Balic1, Laia Rojano-Doñate4, Nicole Blackburn5, Ricard Serra-Grima2,3
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.16, No.6, pp. 585-595, 2021, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2021.016189
Abstract Background: Aerobic capacity (AC) in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) is often reduced, mainly due
to low confidence levels towards physical activity (PA). The main objective of this study was to estimate the association between PA level and AC (measured as peak of oxygen consumption, VO2peak) in adults with CHD. Methods: A total of 183 individuals (83 women and 100 men; mean (SD) age 36.9 (11.0) years old) from Vall d’Hebron
Hospital, Barcelona-Spain in 2019, participated in this cross-sectional study. The AC was assessed by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) using a treadmill ramp protocol. Considering values of metabolic equivalent… More >
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