Physical activity modification in youth with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive narrative review.

ABSTRACT: Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects nearly 1% of births. As survival rates have dramatically improved, the majority of individuals with CHD now live into adulthood. As these patients age, they become prone to a large range of complications, such as chronic heart failure and acquired cardiovascular disease. Promotion of a healthy and active lifestyle from childhood onwards has been suggested as a sustainable and effective strategy to enhance cardiovascular health, improve quality of life and reduce immediate and long-term risk in people with CHD. Well-established physical activity consensus statements for youth with CHD have now been published. In this article, we review how increasing physical activity in youth with CHD may offer immediate and long-term cardiovascular benefits, what is

SUBMITTER: van Deutekom AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8249230 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature