Exercise, prescription and training in ACHD.

ABSTRACT: The number of adult patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is steadily increasing and exceeds nowadays the number of children with CHD. This is due to significant advances in therapeutic possibilities that became available over the last four decades. As such, this aging population survives the CHD complications and is exposed to the traditional cardiovascular risk factors for atherosclerotic disease such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels, long-standing exposure to smoking, overweight and obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle. Consequently, it becomes important to put more emphasis on all these risk factors. A preventive strategy is central, and early encouragement of physical activity is part of this approach. A minimum of physical activity has a beneficial effect both

SUBMITTER: Pieles G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657731 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature