Adikan Bhasipol1, Nopawan Sanjaroensuttikul2, Prapaporn Pornsuriyasak3, Sukit Yamwong1, Tarinee Tangcharoen1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.6, pp. 952-958, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12659
Abstract Objective: We aimed to study the efficiency and safety of once‐a‐week outpatient
rehabilitation followed by home program with tele‐monitoring in patients with com‐
plex cyanotic congenital heart disease.
Design: Prospective nonrandomized study.
Method: Patients who have been diagnosed either Eisenmenger’s syndrome or inop‐
erable complex cyanotic heart disease and able to attend 12‐week cardiac rehabilita‐
tion program were included. Training with treadmill walking and bicycling under
supervision at cardiac rehabilitation unit once‐a‐week in the first 6 weeks followed
by home‐based exercise program (bicycle and walking) with a target at 40%‐70% of
maximum heart rate (HRmax) at pretraining peak exercise for… More >
Login
Register
