Physical activity and heart rate monitoring in Fontan patients - Should we recommend activities in higher intensities?

OBJECTIVE:Exercise capacity is impaired in Fontan palliated patients. The change in daily activity behaviour with an increase in sedentary lifestyle results in low physical activity levels. This might have a greater impact on patients with chronic heart disease in contrast to healthy controls. For a...

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Main Authors: Julian Alexander Härtel, Ulrike Herberg, Thomas Jung, Christian Winkler, Johannes Breuer, Nicole Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228255