Healthy hearts in pediatric heart transplant patients with an exercise and diet intervention via live video conferencing-Design and rationale.
Angela C ChenDavid N RosenthalSarah C CouchSamuel BerryKatie J StaufferJerrid BrabenderNancy McDonaldDonna LeeLynsey BarkoffSusan E NourseJeffrey KazmuchaC Jason WangInger OlsonElif Seda Selamet TierneyPublished in: Pediatric transplantation (2018)
Baseline assessment confirms that PedHtx patients have abnormal cardiac, vascular, and functional health indices, poor dietary habits, and are sedentary. These results support the rationale to test the feasibility and impact of a non-pharmacologic lifestyle intervention in this patient population.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- randomized controlled trial
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- weight loss
- ejection fraction
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- clinical trial
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular disease
- mental health
- metabolic syndrome
- case report
- high intensity
- left ventricular
- type diabetes
- atrial fibrillation
- risk assessment
- climate change
- body composition
- resistance training
- clinical evaluation