Wouter J van Genuchten, Willem A Helbing, Arend D J Ten Harkel, Zina Fejzic, Irene M Kuipers Md, Martijn G Slieker, Jelle P G van der Ven, Eric Boersma, Tim Takken, Beatrijs Bartelds
In patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), reduced exercise capacity can be a predictor for late complications and may be used to guide interventions. Yet, the interpretation of exercise capacity is challenged by changes in body composition during growth. Our aim was to create an overview of disease-specific exercise capacity in children with CHD. We performed a multicentre retrospective study of exercise capacity of CHD patients, aged 6-18 years, tested between January 2001 and October 2018. Sex-specific distribution graphs were made using the LMS method and height to relate to body size...
January 2023: European Journal of Pediatrics