Reference models for individualized assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease: a retrospective multicentre study.

ABSTRACT: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) is considered the gold standard assessment of peak oxygen uptake ( V˙O2 peak), and consequently, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Common practice in children with congenital heart diseases (CHD) is to compare individual test results to reference values in healthy children. This approach does not account for the diversity of heart defects and may also be demotivating for children with CHD. This retrospective multicentre study aimed to establish individualized CRF reference models specific to children with CHD, to facilitate a better understanding and management of their condition. A total of 1475 CPETs until exhaustion were performed in 943 children and adolescents at two hospitals in Norway. The children and adolescents were categorized into three gr

SUBMITTER: Klungerbo V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12202686 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature