Low levels of habitual physical activity in children and adolescents with congenital heart
disease (CHD) leads to various negative health outcomes, yet review of the literature …

Children and adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD) should be encouraged to
adopt a physically active lifestyle, ideally by participating in sports activities at school and …

Background: Congenital heart disease is a common birth defect rather than a paediatric
disease. Parents often discover this disease after their children's birth and then often learn …

Objective Children and adolescents with an univentricular heart after total cavopulmonary
connection (TCPC) have functional impairments. This study assesses health-related …

The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with physical fitness (PF) in
children who underwent surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD). Sixty-six children (7–14 …

Patients with CHD are less active if compared with controls and have limited functional
capacity, related to muscle weakness and fatigue. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

We aimed to evaluate and compare the physical fitness of children with different severity of
the cardiac defect with their healthy peers. We included 182 children after cooperation for …

Background: Despite reports of reduced physical fitness in children with congenital heart
disease (CHD), no specific performance evaluations for activities of daily living have been …

Background Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) have an elevated risk of future
cardiovascular disease but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Abdominal obesity …

Aim: To compile a literature overview of physical activity in children with CHD and to critically
evaluate the methodology used for physical activity assessment. Methods: A review of the …