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Children With Cardiac Disease and Heat Exposure: Catastrophic Converging Consequences?

Luc SouillaPascal AmedroShawnda A Morrison
Published in: Pediatric exercise science (2024)
As sudden, excessive heat exposures continue to impact our rapidly warming world, vulnerable populations like children with underlying heart conditions are at greater heat health risk, especially when coupled with the negative physical activity and fitness trends observed worldwide.
Keyphrases
  • health risk
  • physical activity
  • heat stress
  • young adults
  • heavy metals
  • heart failure
  • body mass index
  • body composition
  • air pollution
  • left ventricular
  • weight gain
  • depressive symptoms
  • sleep quality
  • weight loss