Physical activity modulates arterial stiffness in children with congenital heart disease: A CHAMPS cohort study.
Natasha G BoyesMichael K SticklandStephanie FusnikElizabeth HogeweideJosie T J FriesMark J HaykowskyChantelle L BarilShonah RunallsAshok KakadekarScott PharisCharissa PockettTimothy J BradleyKristi D WrightMarta ErlandsonCorey R TomczakPublished in: Congenital heart disease (2018)
Low-physically active children with congenital heart disease have increased arterial stiffness compared to high-physically active children with congenital heart disease and healthy-matched controls. Regular physical activity in children with congenital heart disease may modulate arterial stiffness.