Analysis of the recovery phase after maximal exercise in children with repaired tetralogy of Fallot and the relationship with ventricular function.

Ilse CoomansSara De KinderHannah Van BelleghemKatya De GrooteJoseph PanzerHans De WildeLaura Muiño MosqueraKatrien FrançoisThierry BovéThomas MartensDaniël De WolfJan BooneKristof Vandekerckhove

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Children after rToF show a delayed gas exchange recovery after exercise. This delay correlates to ventricular function, demonstrating its importance in recovery after physical activity.

Keyphrases

physical activity
resistance training
young adults
high intensity
heart failure
left ventricular
body mass index
body composition
depressive symptoms
room temperature
carbon dioxide