Leg-focused high-weight resistance training improves ventricular stroke volume, exercise capacity and strength in young patients with a Fontan circulation.
L E ScheffersWillem A HelbingT PereiraE M W J UtensK DulferAlexander HirschL P KoopmanL E van den Bergnull nullPublished in: European journal of preventive cardiology (2023)
In a relatively large group of 27 older Fontan children, 12-weeks of leg-focused high-weight resistance training improved exercise capacity, stroke volume, (sub)maximal exercise capacity, muscle strength, and domains of quality of life.