Does TCPC power loss really affect exercise capacity?

Heart. 2015 Apr;101(7):575. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-307379. Epub 2015 Jan 13.

Authors

Ethan Kung¹, Alison Marsden², Catriona Baker³, Alessandro Giardini⁴, Richard Figliola¹, Tain-Yen Hsia³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
⁴ Cardiorespiratory Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 25586155
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-307379

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Exercise Tolerance*
Female
Fontan Procedure*
Heart Defects, Congenital*
Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
Humans
Male
Physical Exertion*
Postoperative Complications*
Quality of Life*

Grants and funding

FS/12/35/29566/BHF_/British Heart Foundation/United Kingdom