Exercise Performance and Activity Level in Children With Transposition of the Great Arteries Treated by the Arterial Switch Operation
December 23rd, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 22 December 2009
Elsje, van Beek , Mathijs, Binkhorst , Marieke de, Hoog , Patricia, de Groot , Arie, van Dijk , …
The exercise capacity of children after arterial switch for transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is known to be at the lower limit of normal. We aimed to ascertain whether this results from compromised hemodynamics or deconditioning. A total of 17 children with TGA (12 male and 5 female children; age 12.1 ± 2.0 years) treated with the arterial switch operation were compared with 20 age-matched controls (13 male and 7 female children; age 12.8 ± 2.4 years) regarding their peak exercise capacity, peak workload, and peak heart rate, as assessed by cycle ergometry. The children’s physical activity level was…
