Effect of physical training on exercise performance of children following surgical repair of congenital heart disease.
Goldberg B, Fripp R, Lister G, Loke J, Nicholas J, Talner N. Effect of physical training on exercise performance of children following surgical repair of congenital heart disease. Pediatrics 1981, 68: 691-9. PMID: 7312473, DOI: 10.1542/peds.68.5.691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildExercise TestFemaleHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart RateHeart Septal Defects, VentricularHumansMaleOxygen ConsumptionPhysical Education and TrainingPhysical ExertionTetralogy of FallotConceptsMaximum work capacitySurgical repairExercise performanceMaximum oxygen consumptionWork capacityPhysical trainingHeart rateOxygen consumptionHome exercise programVentricular septal defectCongenital heart diseaseWork loadExercise testingExercise programSeptal defectHeart diseaseBicycle ergometerPatientsLevel of activitySignificant differencesOne-thirdTwo-thirdsTraining sessionsRepairOne-half