Patients with complex congenital heart disease have slower calf muscle oxygenation during exercise
Background: Peripheral muscle factors are presumed to be contributors to the reduced exercise capacity in congenital heart disease (CHD), but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. The aim was to investigate if muscle oxygenation, at rest and during exercise, and the resting blood flow in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-08-01
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Series: | International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666668521000811 |