@Article{CHD.2020.012394,
AUTHOR = {Nicolas Kluger, Philippe Charlier, Antonio Perciaccante},
TITLE = {Jan Misugi in Captain Tsubasa as an Educational Example for Children with  Congenital Heart Disease},
JOURNAL = {Structural and Congenital Heart Disease},
VOLUME = {15},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {163--165},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/schd/v15n3/39527},
ISSN = {3071-1738},
ABSTRACT = {<b>Introduction:</b> Visual narratives such as manga, comics and cartoons 
can play an important role in educating readers on various aspects of life including 
medicine and disabilities. <b>Methods:</b> We reviewed the animated series entitled 
“<i>Captain Tsubasa</i>”, focusing our analysis on the episodes which introduced the 
character Jun Misugi, a football player suffering from an unspecified congenital 
heart disease (CHD). <b>Discussion:</b> For a child with a CHD, the practice of sports 
could be risky but also an opportunity to improve heart function and reach personal 
fulfillment. CHD have an important impact on children’s quality of life, and sports 
participation has beneficial effects on quality of life, weight loss, and exercise 
capacity, in patients with CHD. Restricting sports could have a negative impact on 
quality of life, and on the disease acceptance in children with CHD. The story of 
Jan Misugi could be considered as an educational medical tool to sensitize children 
with CHD who face sport’ restriction.},
DOI = {10.32604/CHD.2020.012394}
}