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Mhd D, A H, P N, D Y, P B. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Children and Adolescents with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Mechanisms of Exercise Intolerance and Clinical Implications. Pediatr Cardiol 2024:10.1007/s00246-024-03524-7. [PMID: 38940827 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03524-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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By comparison with adults, cardiopulmonary exercise testing in children with Tetralogy of Fallot is limited, and its clinical application less clarified. This study provides a comprehensive CPET profile in a child-adolescent population with repaired TOF, explores mechanisms underpinning exercise intolerance and associations with clinical outcome. Seventy-four CPETs were completed in 58 child-adolescents with rTOF (age 13.8 SD 2.4 years). CPET parameters were corrected for age, sex and body size. At follow-up (4.9 years, IQR 3.5-7.9) clinical status and re-intervention was evaluated and CPET indices predicting these outcomes determined. Cohort peak V̇O2 was within low-normal limits (% pred: 74.1% SD 15.4) with 15 patients (26%) displaying moderately severe reduction in V̇O2peak (< 65% pred). Oxygen uptake efficiency slope highly correlated with V̇O2peak (r = 0.94, p < 0.001) and was insensitive to exercise intensity. No significant change in CPET occurred in patients who underwent interval testing at 24 SD 14.5 months, although there was a variable response in V̇O2peak between individuals. Chronotropic response, lung vital capacity, heart rate-V̇O2 slope (indicator of stroke volume) predicted oxygen consumption: V̇O2peak (R2 = 50.91%, p < 0.001) and workload (R2 = 58.39%, p < 0.001). Adverse clinical status was associated with reduced workload (OR 0.97, p = 0.011). V̇E/V̇CO2 slope was steeper in those that died ((%pred:137.8 SD 60.5 vs. 108.4 SD 17.0, p < 0.019). RVOT reintervention post-CPET (24 patients, 43.8%) was associated with an increased gradient of HR-VO2 slope (OR 1.042, p = 0.004). In child-adolescents with TOF important reductions in cardiopulmonary functioning were apparent in 25% of patients. Exercise intolerance was related to reduced vital capacity, impaired chronotropic response and deficient stroke volume increment.
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- Danton Mhd
- Department of Scottish, Pediatric Congenital Cardiac Services Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, G51 4TF, Scotland, UK.
- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic, Health University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Scottish, Pediatric Congenital Cardiac Services Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, G51 4TF, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department Cardiopulmonary Physiology Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Wang AP, Ward K, Griffith G, Gambetta K. Effect of body mass index on exercise capacity following pediatric heart transplantation. Pediatr Transplant 2024; 28:e14772. [PMID: 38702928 DOI: 10.1111/petr.14772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Obesity and impaired exercise tolerance following heart transplantation increase the risk of post-transplant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of body mass index on markers of exercise capacity in pediatric heart transplant recipients and compare this effect with a healthy pediatric cohort. METHODS A retrospective analysis of cardiopulmonary exercise test data between 2004 and 2022 was performed. All patients exercised on a treadmill using the Bruce protocol. Inclusion criteria included patients aged 6-21 years, history of heart transplantation (transplant cohort) or no cardiac diagnosis (control cohort) at the time of testing, and a maximal effort test. Patients were further stratified within these two cohorts as underweight, normal, overweight, and obese based on body mass index groups. Two-way analyses of variance were performed with diagnosis and body mass index category as the independent variables. RESULTS A total of 250 exercise tests following heart transplant and 1963 exercise tests of healthy patients were included. Heart transplant patients across all body mass index groups had higher resting heart rate and lower maximal heart rate, heart rate recovery at 1 min, exercise duration, and peak aerobic capacity (VO2peak). Heart transplant patients in the normal and overweight body mass index categories had higher VO2peak and exercise duration when compared to underweight and obese patients. CONCLUSION Underweight status and obesity are strongly associated with lower VO2peak and exercise duration in heart transplant patients. Normal and overweight heart transplant patients had the best markers of exercise capacity.
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- Alan P Wang
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Ferrero P, Piazza I, Poggioli G, Chessa M, Lorenzelli F. Long-term effects of physical training on cardiopulmonary exercise parameters in young patients with congenital heart diseases. Cardiol Young 2024; 34:831-837. [PMID: 37869879 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951123003621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Physical activity is recognised as an important intervention in patients with CHD. However, more data on the actual magnitude of physical training impact on functional capacity in this group of patients are still warranted. We aim to assess effort tolerance in a contemporary cohort of patients with congenital heart disease, regularly following a training programme, in comparison with a matched control group. METHODS Patients with CHD followed at the sports medicine department, who had undergone cardiopulmonary exercise test between 2011 and 2019, were included. Variables recorded were maximum workload, absolute and indexed maximum oxygen consumption, maximum heart rate, absolute and indexed maximum O2 pulse, ventilatory equivalent of CO2 and oxygen consumption/Work. Trend of cardiopulmonary parameters was analysed over time. Maximal workload, maximum oxygen consumption and ventilatory equivalent of CO2 were compared with a control group of patients with a more sedentary lifestyle, matched for diagnosis, gender, age, and body mass index. RESULTS Among one hundred and eleven patients, 73 males (66%) were analysed. Median age was 14 (12-17) years. Twenty-nine patients (27%) were practising sports at competitive level. Maximum oxygen consumption and oxygen consumption % of maximum predicted were not significantly different at follow-up as compared with baseline. Follow-up of maximum oxygen consumption was 38.2 ± 9 ml/kg/min versus 38.6 ± 9.2 ml/kg/min (p = NS) and follow-up of %oxygen consumption was 88 ± 20 versus 87 ± 15 (p = NS). Ventilatory equivalent of CO2 significantly improved in the last test as compared with the baseline: 30 ± 4 versus 33 ± 5 (p = 0.002). As compared with the control group, trained patients displayed a significantly higher maximum workload and oxygen consumption, while ventilatory equivalent of CO2 was not significantly different. CONCLUSIONS In our cohort, patients following a regular training programme displayed a significantly higher functional capacity as compared with not trained control group, irrespective of NYHA class. Objective functional capacity was stable over a median follow-up of 3 years.
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- Paolo Ferrero
- ACHD Unit, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS-Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
- University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Emergency Medicine Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- ACHD Unit, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS-Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy
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Lotto R. A call to arms: cardiac rehabilitation prescription programmes following congenital cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2024:zvae018. [PMID: 38459918 DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvae018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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- Robyn Lotto
- Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Tithebarn Street, Liverpool L2 2ER, UK
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Kailas M, Layton AM, Pesce M, Liberman L, Starc TJ, Fremed MA, Garofano R, Rosenzweig EB, Krishnan US. Exercise-Induced Electrocardiography Changes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Am J Cardiol 2023; 208:60-64. [PMID: 37820548 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is an important tool in assessing the functional status of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). During CPET, continuous electrocardiography (ECG) is used as a marker of exercise-induced ischemia or arrhythmia. We hypothesize that ECG changes with exercise may be an early indicator of clinical worsening in PAH and could predict adverse outcomes. Clinical, hemodynamic, and CPET data of 155 children and young adult patients with PAH who underwent CPET between 2012 and 2019 in our pulmonary hypertension (PH) center were included in this retrospective analysis. ECGs were analyzed for ST depressions and T-wave inversions, along with coincident hemodynamic data. These data were correlated with adverse outcomes divided into 2 categories: severe worsening (death or receiving lung transplant) and mild to moderate worsening (PAH medication escalation, hospitalization, shunt creation, or listing for lung transplant). The median age was 19 years (range 7 to 40 years), 69% were female, and the average follow-up time was 5 years (range 1 to 8 years). A total of 63 patients (41%) had at least 1 adverse outcome. A total of 39 patients (25%) demonstrated significant ST-T-wave changes with exercise. Patients with ST-T-wave changes were 20% more likely to die or need lung transplant than those without. The multiple linear regression found that ST-T-wave changes were a predictor of elevated mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) found on catheterization (R = 0.489, p = 0.003), although not of pulmonary vascular resistance index (R = -0.112, p = 0.484). An mPAP of 55 mm Hg was the most sensitive and specific point in identifying when ST-T-wave changes with exercise begin to appear. In conclusion, ST-T-wave changes on exercise ECG are significantly associated with adverse outcomes in PH in a medium-term follow-up study, and the presence of ST-T-wave changes correlates with higher mPAP. These ECG changes with exercise may be used as early indicators of clinical worsening in PH and predictors of adverse outcomes.
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- Maya Kailas
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital, New York, New York.
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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Bongers-Karmaoui MN, Hirsch A, Budde RPJ, Roest AAW, Jaddoe VWV, Gaillard R. Physical exercise and cardiovascular response: design and implementation of a pediatric CMR cohort study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023; 39:2575-2587. [PMID: 37801171 PMCID: PMC10691979 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02950-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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To examine feasibility and reproducibility and to evaluate the cardiovascular response to an isometric handgrip exercise in low-risk pediatric population using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance measurements. In a subgroup of 207 children with a mean age of 16 years participating in a population-based prospective cohort study, children performed an isometric handgrip exercise. During rest and exercise, continuous heart rate and blood pressure were measured. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) measurements included left ventricular mass, aortic distensibility and pulse wave velocity at rest and left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes, ejection fraction, stroke volume and cardiac output during rest and exercise. 207 children had successful CMR measurements in rest and 184 during exercise. We observed good reproducibility for all cardiac measurements. Heart rate increased with a mean ± standard deviation of 42.6% ± 20.0 and blood pressure with 6.4% ± 7.0, 5.4% ± 6.1 and 11.0% ± 8.3 for systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure respectively (p-values < 0.05). During exercise, left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes and cardiac output increased, whereas left ventricular ejection fraction slightly decreased (p-values < 0.05). Stroke volume did not change significantly. A sustained handgrip exercise of 7 min at 30-40% maximal voluntary contraction is a feasible exercise-test during CMR in a healthy pediatric population, which leads to significant changes in heart rate, blood pressure and functional measurements of the left ventricle in response to exercise. This approach offers great novel opportunities to detect subtle differences in cardiovascular health.
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- Meddy N Bongers-Karmaoui
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Spence C, Khoo N, Mackie A, Conway J, Rowland S, Foshaug R, Boulanger P, Spence JC, Stickland MK, Khoury M. Exploring the Promise of Telemedicine Exercise Interventions in Children and Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease. Can J Cardiol 2023; 39:S346-S358. [PMID: 37657493 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2023.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023] Open
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Youth with congenital heart disease (CHD) have reduced exercise capacity via various physical and psychosocial mechanisms. In addition to limited physiologic exercise capacity, these patients experience lower levels of physical activity, physical activity self-efficacy, health-related quality of life, and endothelial function. The study of exercise interventions and cardiac rehabilitation programs in pediatric CHD populations remains limited, particularly home-based interventions that incorporate real-time physiologic monitoring. Home-based interventions provide improved access and convenience to patients. This is principally important for patients from geographically disperse regions who receive their care at centralized subspecialty centres, as is the case for Canadian pediatric cardiac care. These programs, however, have traditionally not permitted the supervision of safety, technique, and adherence that are afforded by hospital/facility-based programs. As such, telemedicine is an important evolving area that combines the benefits of traditional home and facility-based cardiac rehabilitation. An additional key area lacking study surrounds the types of exercise interventions in youth with CHD. To date, interventions have often centred around moderate-intensity continuous exercise. High-intensity interval training might offer superior cardiorespiratory advantages but remains understudied in the CHD population. In this review, we highlight the existing evidence basis for exercise interventions in youth with CHD, explore the promise of incorporating telemedicine home-based solutions, and highlight key knowledge gaps. To address identified knowledge gaps, we are undertaking a 12-week randomized crossover trial of a home-based telemedicine high-intensity interval training intervention in youth with repaired moderate-severe CHD using a video game-linked cycle ergometer (known as the MedBIKE; https://spaces.facsci.ualberta.ca/ahci/projects/medical-projects/remote-rehab-bike-projects).
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- Christopher Spence
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Computing Science, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Sedentary Living Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Amedro P, Matecki S, Pereira Dos Santos T, Guillaumont S, Rhodes J, Yin SM, Hager A, Hock J, De La Villeon G, Moreau J, Requirand A, Souilla L, Vincenti M, Picot MC, Huguet H, Mura T, Gavotto A. Reference Values of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Parameters in the Contemporary Paediatric Population. SPORTS MEDICINE - OPEN 2023; 9:68. [PMID: 37528295 PMCID: PMC10393918 DOI: 10.1186/s40798-023-00622-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The evaluation of health status by cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) has shown increasing interest in the paediatric population. Our group recently established reference Z-score values for paediatric cycle ergometer VO2max, applicable to normal and extreme weights, from a cohort of 1141 healthy children. There are currently no validated reference values for the other CPET parameters in the paediatric population. This study aimed to establish, from the same cohort, reference Z-score values for the main paediatric cycle ergometer CPET parameters, apart from VO2max. RESULTS In this cross-sectional study, 909 healthy children aged 5-18 years old underwent a CPET. Linear, quadratic, and polynomial mathematical regression equations were applied to identify the best CPET parameters Z-scores, according to anthropometric parameters (sex, age, height, weight, and BMI). This study provided Z-scores for maximal CPET parameters (heart rate, respiratory exchange ratio, workload, and oxygen pulse), submaximal CPET parameters (ventilatory anaerobic threshold, VE/VCO2 slope, and oxygen uptake efficiency slope), and maximum ventilatory CPET parameters (tidal volume, respiratory rate, breathing reserve, and ventilatory equivalent for CO2 and O2). CONCLUSIONS This study defined paediatric reference Z-score values for the main cycle ergometer CPET parameters, in addition to the existing reference values for VO2max, applicable to children of normal and extreme weights. Providing Z-scores for CPET parameters in the paediatric population should be useful in the follow-up of children with various chronic diseases. Thus, new paediatric research fields are opening up, such as prognostic studies and clinical trials using cardiopulmonary fitness outcomes. Trial registration NCT04876209-Registered 6 May 2021-Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04876209 .
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- Pascal Amedro
- Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, M3C National Reference Centre, Bordeaux University Hospital, 1 Avenue Magellan, 33604, Pessac, France.
- IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modelling Institute, INSERM 1045, Bordeaux University Foundation, Avenue du Haut Lévêque, 33600, Pessac, France.
- Department of Paediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiology, M3C National CHD Reference Centre, Bordeaux University Hospital, Haut-Leveque Hospital, Avenue de Magellan, 33604, Pessac Cedex, France.
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- PhyMedExp, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
- Paediatric Functional Exploration Laboratory, Physiology Department, Montpellier University Hospital, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Epidemiology, Public Health, and Innovation in Methodology, Nimes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, Place du Professeur Debré, 30029, Nimes, France
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- Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, M3C Regional Reference CHD Centre, Montpellier University Hospital, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
- Paediatric Cardiology and Rehabilitation Unit, St-Pierre Institute, 371 Avenue de L'Évêché de Maguelone, 34250, Palavas-Les-Flots, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Clinic for Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Diseases, German Heart Centre, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636, Munich, Germany
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- Clinic for Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Diseases, German Heart Centre, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, M3C Regional Reference CHD Centre, Montpellier University Hospital, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
- Paediatric Cardiology and Rehabilitation Unit, St-Pierre Institute, 371 Avenue de L'Évêché de Maguelone, 34250, Palavas-Les-Flots, France
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- PhyMedExp, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
- Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, M3C Regional Reference CHD Centre, Montpellier University Hospital, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- Paediatric Functional Exploration Laboratory, Physiology Department, Montpellier University Hospital, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- PhyMedExp, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- PhyMedExp, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
- Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, M3C Regional Reference CHD Centre, Montpellier University Hospital, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit, Montpellier University Hospital, INSERM-CIC 1411, Clinical Investigation Centre, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit, Montpellier University Hospital, INSERM-CIC 1411, Clinical Investigation Centre, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Epidemiology, Public Health, and Innovation in Methodology, Nimes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, Place du Professeur Debré, 30029, Nimes, France
- INSERM, U1061, Neuropsychiatry: Epidemiological and Clinical Research, University of Montpellier, 39 Av. Charles Flahault, 34090, Montpellier, France
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- PhyMedExp, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier University Hospital, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France
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Spence CM, Foshaug R, Rowland S, Krysler A, Conway J, Urschel S, West L, Stickland M, Boulanger P, Spence JC, Khoury M. Evaluating a Telemedicine Video Game-Linked High-Intensity Interval Training Exercise Programme in Paediatric Heart Transplant Recipients. CJC PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 2023; 2:198-205. [PMID: 37969861 PMCID: PMC10642108 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjcpc.2023.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
Abstract
Paediatric heart transplant recipients (HTRs) have reduced exercise capacity, physical activity (PA), health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and self-efficacy towards PA. Exercise interventions have demonstrated improvements in exercise capacity and functional status in adult HTRs, with a specific emerging interest in the role of high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Studies of exercise interventions in paediatric HTRs have been limited and nonrandomized to date. HIIT has not yet been evaluated in paediatric HTRs. We thus seek to evaluate the safety and feasibility of a randomized crossover trial of a 12-week, home-based, video game-linked HIIT intervention using a cycle ergometer with telemedicine and remote physiological monitoring capabilities (MedBIKE) in paediatric HTRs. The secondary objective is to evaluate the impact of the intervention on (1) exercise capacity, (2) PA, (3) HRQoL and self-efficacy towards PA, and (4) sustained changes in secondary outcomes at 6 and 12 months after intervention. After a baseline assessment of the secondary outcomes, participants will be randomized to receive the MedBIKE intervention (12 weeks, 36 sessions) or usual care. After the intervention and a repeated assessment, all participants will cross over. Follow-up assessments will be administered at 6 and 12 months after the MedBIKE intervention. We anticipate that the MedBIKE intervention will be feasible and safely yield sustained improvements in exercise capacity, PA, HRQoL, and self-efficacy towards PA in paediatric HTRs. This study will serve as the foundation for a larger, multicentre randomized crossover trial and will help inform exercise rehabilitation programmes for paediatric HTRs.
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- Christopher M. Spence
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Computing Science, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Sedentary Living Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Curran T, Losi R, Pymm J, O’Neill JA, Goveia N, Flanagan A, Jakkam R, Hansen K, Gauvreau K, Gauthier N. Positive mindset and exercise capacity in school-aged children and adolescents with congenital heart disease. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1133255. [PMID: 37334214 PMCID: PMC10272603 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1133255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) have variable degrees of peak oxygen consumption (VO2) that can be improved with supervised fitness training. The ability to exercise is affected by anatomy, hemodynamics, and motivation. Motivation is in part related to mindset, or personal attitudes and beliefs, and a more positive mindset around exercise has been associated with better outcomes. It is unknown whether variations in measured peak VO2 in patients with CHD are related to having a positive mindset. Methods Patient's ages 8-17 years with CHD were administered quality of life and physical activity questionnaires at the time of their routine cardiopulmonary exercise test. Those with severe hemodynamic burden were excluded. Patients were grouped based on disease classification. Mindset was evaluated via validated questionnaires including a PROMIS Meaning and Purpose (MaP) survey and an Anxiety survey. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to estimate the magnitude of the association between percent predicted peak oxygen consumption (pppVO2) and questionnaire scores overall and within CHD subgroups. Results Eighty-five patients participated; median age was 14.7 years, 53% were female, 66% had complex CHD, 20% had simple CHD, and 14% had single ventricle heart disease. Mean MaP scores were significantly lower in all CHD groups compared to population norms (p < 0.001). As a group, MaP scores were positively associated with the amount of reported physical activity (p = 0.017). In patients with simple CHD, MaP scores were positively associated with pppVO2 (p = 0.015). The association was even stronger for MaP:Anxiety, with worse ratios associated with lower pppVO2 (p = 0.005). Patients with complex and single ventricle CHD did not show a similar association. Conclusions Patients with CHD, regardless of severity, had lower meaning and purpose scores than the general population, and these scores were associated with amount of reported physical activity. In the simple CHD subset, having a more positive mindset was associated with higher peak VO2 and a more negative mindset with lower peak VO2. This relationship was not seen with more significant CHD. While underlying CHD diagnoses are not modifiable, mindset and peak VO2 are, and consideration should be given to measuring both as each may be a target for intervention.
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Gentili F, Calcagni G, Cantarutti N, Manno EC, Cafiero G, Tranchita E, Salvati A, Palma P, Giordano U, Drago F, Turchetta A. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Children and Young Adolescents after a Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome: Physical Deconditioning or Residual Pathology? J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12062375. [PMID: 36983374 PMCID: PMC10057515 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12062375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a serious health condition that imposes a long-term follow-up. The purpose of our pilot study is to evaluate the usefulness of the cardiopulmonary stress test (CPET) in the follow-up after MIS-C. All patients admitted for MIS-C in our hospital in the 12 months preceding the date of observation were considered for inclusion in the study. Pre-existing cardio-respiratory diseases and/or the lack of collaboration were the exclusion criteria. At enrolment, each subject passed a cardiological examination, rest ECG, echocardiogram, 24 h Holter-ECG, blood tests, and a CPET complete of spirometry. A total of 20 patients met the inclusion criteria (11.76 ± 3.29 years, 13 male). In contrast to the normality of all second-level investigations, CPET showed lower-than-expected peakVO2 and peak-oxygen-pulse values (50% of cases) and higher-than-expected VE/VCO2-slope values (95% of cases). A statistically significant inverse correlation was observed between P-reactive-protein values at admission and peakVO2/kg values (p = 0.034), uric acid values at admission, and peakVO2 (p = 0.011) or peak-oxygen-pulse expressed as a percentage of predicted (p = 0.021), NT-proBNP values at admission and peakVO2 expressed as a percentage of predicted (p = 0.046). After MIS-C (4-12 months) relevant anomalies can be observed at CPET, which can be a valuable tool in the follow-up after this condition.
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- Federica Gentili
- Complex Unit of Cardiology S. Paolo, Palidoro, Santa Marinella and Arrhythmology, Clinical Area of Fetal, Neonatal and Cardiological Sciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, L.go S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Complex Unit of Cardiology S. Paolo, Palidoro, Santa Marinella and Arrhythmology, Clinical Area of Fetal, Neonatal and Cardiological Sciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, L.go S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Complex Unit of Cardiology S. Paolo, Palidoro, Santa Marinella and Arrhythmology, Clinical Area of Fetal, Neonatal and Cardiological Sciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, L.go S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Complex Unit of Clinical Immunology and Vaccinology, Clinical Area of University Hospital Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, L.go S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Complex Unit of Cardiology S. Paolo, Palidoro, Santa Marinella and Arrhythmology, Clinical Area of Fetal, Neonatal and Cardiological Sciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, L.go S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Complex Unit of Cardiology S. Paolo, Palidoro, Santa Marinella and Arrhythmology, Clinical Area of Fetal, Neonatal and Cardiological Sciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, L.go S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Complex Unit of Cardiology S. Paolo, Palidoro, Santa Marinella and Arrhythmology, Clinical Area of Fetal, Neonatal and Cardiological Sciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, L.go S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Complex Unit of Clinical Immunology and Vaccinology, Clinical Area of University Hospital Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, L.go S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Complex Unit of Cardiology S. Paolo, Palidoro, Santa Marinella and Arrhythmology, Clinical Area of Fetal, Neonatal and Cardiological Sciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, L.go S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Complex Unit of Cardiology S. Paolo, Palidoro, Santa Marinella and Arrhythmology, Clinical Area of Fetal, Neonatal and Cardiological Sciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, L.go S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Complex Unit of Cardiology S. Paolo, Palidoro, Santa Marinella and Arrhythmology, Clinical Area of Fetal, Neonatal and Cardiological Sciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, L.go S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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Barranco MC, Velasquez ABC, Supervia M, Riaño MOA, Smith JR. Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Promising Results. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2023; 43:145-146. [PMID: 36727883 DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Mariola Cortina Barranco
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital, Gregorio Marañón Health Research Institute, Madrid, Spain (Drs Cortina Barranco, Castillo Velasquez, Supervia, and Arroyo Riaño) and Division of Preventive Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (Drs Supervia and Smith)
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Miles KG, Powell AW, Critser PJ, Hardie W, O'Neil M, Cash M, Magness M, Geers E, Mays W, Hirsch R. Long-term exercise and pulmonary function outcomes in a contemporary cohort of children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Pulmonol 2023; 58:1471-1480. [PMID: 36751101 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) survivors are at risk for long-term exercise impairment and pulmonary morbidity, but the generalizability of prior reported cohorts are limited by reduced disease severity and older surgical eras. We assessed the mid-childhood exercise and pulmonary function outcomes in a contemporary cohort of CDH survivors. STUDY DESIGN In this retrospective cohort study, we identified 36 consecutive pediatric CDH survivors who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and spirometry from 2014 to 2021. Inferential statistics compared survivors with age-, sex-, and size-matched healthy controls; univariate analyses identified factors associated with abnormal testing. RESULTS Maximal effort CPET and resting spirometry were completed by 27/36 (75%) and 31/36 (86%) subjects, respectively (median age: 8.1 years [interquartile range: 7.5, 10]; 16 females [44%]). Abnormal CPET (percent predicted [pp] peak VO2 < 80%) was more common in the CDH cohort (12 vs. 1, p < 0.001) and associated with longer neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay (p = 0.02) and oxygen therapy at discharge (p = 0.03). Exercise impairment was mild (pp peak VO2 70%-80%), moderate (60%-70%), and severe (<60%) in 6, 4, and 2 survivors, respectively. Abnormal spirometry was more common in the CDH cohort (21 vs. 3, p < 0.001; obstructive [n = 15], restrictive [n = 6]) and associated with decreased gestational age (p = 0.046), longer mechanical ventilation in the NICU (p = 0.02), and orthopedic abnormalities (p = 0.03). CONCLUSION(S) Exercise capacity was normal or mildly impaired in most CDH survivors, however, approximately two-thirds demonstrated abnormal spirometry. Impaired exercise capacity and lung function were associated with severity of lung disease postnatally. These data support cardiopulmonary follow-up throughout childhood.
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- Kimberley G Miles
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Division of Pulmonology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Robles NJ, Nowlen TT, Sabati AA. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Children After Recovery From Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023; 81:318-319. [PMID: 36653096 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Makita S, Yasu T, Akashi YJ, Adachi H, Izawa H, Ishihara S, Iso Y, Ohuchi H, Omiya K, Ohya Y, Okita K, Kimura Y, Koike A, Kohzuki M, Koba S, Sata M, Shimada K, Shimokawa T, Shiraishi H, Sumitomo N, Takahashi T, Takura T, Tsutsui H, Nagayama M, Hasegawa E, Fukumoto Y, Furukawa Y, Miura SI, Yasuda S, Yamada S, Yamada Y, Yumino D, Yoshida T, Adachi T, Ikegame T, Izawa KP, Ishida T, Ozasa N, Osada N, Obata H, Kakutani N, Kasahara Y, Kato M, Kamiya K, Kinugawa S, Kono Y, Kobayashi Y, Koyama T, Sase K, Sato S, Shibata T, Suzuki N, Tamaki D, Yamaoka-Tojo M, Nakanishi M, Nakane E, Nishizaki M, Higo T, Fujimi K, Honda T, Matsumoto Y, Matsumoto N, Miyawaki I, Murata M, Yagi S, Yanase M, Yamada M, Yokoyama M, Watanabe N, Ito H, Kimura T, Kyo S, Goto Y, Nohara R, Hirata KI. JCS/JACR 2021 Guideline on Rehabilitation in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease. Circ J 2022; 87:155-235. [PMID: 36503954 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-22-0234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Shigeru Makita
- Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Nephrology, Dokkyo Medical University Nikko Medical Center
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University of Medicine
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- Department of Psychology, Bunkyo University Faculty of Human Sciences
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- Division of Cardiology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology and Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus
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- Graduate School of Lifelong Sport, Hokusho University
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- Department of Health Sciences, Kansai Medical University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Juntendo University
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- Department of Healthcare Economics and Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Faculty of Psychology and Social Welfare, Seigakuin University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Integrated Health Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital
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- Department of Physical Checking, St. Marianna University Toyoko Hospital
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Niigata Minami Hospital.,Division of Rehabilitation, Niigata Minami Hospital
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- Department of Rehabilitation, St. Marianna University Yokohama Seibu Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Morinomiya Hospital
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- Department of Rehabilitation, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Hospital
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- Department of Medical Technology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Regulatory Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Teikyo Heisei University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine
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- Department of Nutrition, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital
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- Department of Rehabilitation, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Rehabilitation, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Fukuoka University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shioya Hospital, International University of Health and Welfare
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- Department of Nursing, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences
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- Department of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Transplantation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Medical Center
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
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Ohuchi H, Kawata M, Uemura H, Akagi T, Yao A, Senzaki H, Kasahara S, Ichikawa H, Motoki H, Syoda M, Sugiyama H, Tsutsui H, Inai K, Suzuki T, Sakamoto K, Tatebe S, Ishizu T, Shiina Y, Tateno S, Miyazaki A, Toh N, Sakamoto I, Izumi C, Mizuno Y, Kato A, Sagawa K, Ochiai R, Ichida F, Kimura T, Matsuda H, Niwa K. JCS 2022 Guideline on Management and Re-Interventional Therapy in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Long-Term After Initial Repair. Circ J 2022; 86:1591-1690. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-22-0134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hideo Ohuchi
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Division of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Children’s Medical Center Tochigi
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- Congenital Heart Disease Center, Nara Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Division for Health Service Promotion, University of Tokyo
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- Department of Pediatrics, International University of Health and Welfare
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Cardiology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Saitama Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Cardiovascular Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke’s International Hospital
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chiba Kaihin Municipal Hospital
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- Division of Congenital Heart Disease, Department of Transition Medicine, Shizuoka General Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Faculty of Nursing, Tokyo University of Information Sciences
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital
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- Department of Adult Nursing, Yokohama City University
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- Department of Pediatrics, International University of Health and Welfare
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke’s International Hospital
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Amir NH, Dorobantu DM, Wadey CA, Caputo M, Stuart AG, Pieles GE, Williams CA. Exercise training in paediatric congenital heart disease: fit for purpose? Arch Dis Child 2022; 107:525-534. [PMID: 34535443 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-321390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
Exercise and physical activity (PA) have been shown to be effective, safe and feasible in both healthy children and children with congenital heart disease (CHD). However, implementing exercise training as an intervention is still not routine in children with CHD despite considerable evidence of health benefits and well-being. Understanding how children with CHD can safely participate in exercise can boost participation in PA and subsequently reduce inactivity-related diseases. Home-based exercise intervention, with the use of personal wearable activity trackers, and high-intensity interval training have been beneficial in adults' cardiac rehabilitation programmes. However, these remain underutilised in paediatric care. Therefore, the aims of this narrative review were to synthesise prescribed exercise interventions in children with CHD, identify possible limitation to exercise training prescription and provide an overview on how to best integrate exercise intervention effectively for this population into daily practice.
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- Nurul Hidayah Amir
- Department of Translational Health Sciences and Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.,Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Perlis, Kampus Arau, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
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- Department of Translational Health Sciences and Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.,Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre (CHERC), University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre (CHERC), University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Translational Health Sciences and Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Congenital Heart Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Translational Health Sciences and Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Congenital Heart Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Translational Health Sciences and Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK .,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Congenital Heart Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK.,Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre (CHERC), University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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Caterini JE, Rendall K, Cifra B, Schneiderman JE, Ratjen F, Seed M, Rayner T, Weiss R, McCrindle BW, Noseworthy MD, Williams CA, Barker AR, Wells GD. Non-invasive MR imaging techniques for measuring femoral arterial flow in a pediatric and adolescent cohort. Physiol Rep 2022; 10:e15182. [PMID: 35614568 PMCID: PMC9133543 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is well‐suited for imaging peripheral blood flow due to its non‐invasive nature and excellent spatial resolution. Although MRI is routinely used in adults to assess physiological changes in chronic diseases, there are currently no MRI‐based data quantifying arterial flow in pediatric or adolescent populations during exercise. Therefore the current research sought to document femoral arterial blood flow at rest and following exercise in a pediatric‐adolescent population using phase contrast MRI, and to present test‐retest reliability data for this method. Ten healthy children and adolescents (4 male; mean age 14.8 ± 2.4 years) completed bloodwork and resting and exercise MRI. Baseline images consisted of PC‐MRI of the femoral artery at rest and following a 5 × 30 s of in‐magnet exercise. To evaluate test‐retest reliability, five participants returned for repeat testing. All participants successfully completed exercise testing in the MRI. Baseline flow demonstrated excellent reliability (ICC = 0.93, p = 0.006), and peak exercise and delta rest‐peak flow demonstrated good reliability (peak exercise ICC = 0.89, p = 0.002, delta rest‐peak ICC = 0.87, p = 0.003) between‐visits. All three flow measurements demonstrated excellent reliability when assessed with coefficients of variance (CV’s) (rest: CV = 6.2%; peak exercise: CV = 7.3%; delta rest‐peak: CV = 7.1%). The mean bias was small for femoral arterial flow. There was no significant mean bias between femoral artery flow visits 1 and 2 at peak exercise. There were no correlations between age or height and any of the flow measurements. There were no significant differences between male and female participants for any of the flow measurements. The current study determined that peripheral arterial blood flow in children and adolescents can be evaluated using non‐invasive phase contrast MRI. The MRI‐based techniques that were used in the current study for measuring arterial flow in pediatric and adolescent patients demonstrated acceptable test‐retest reliability both at rest and immediately post‐exercise.
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- Jessica E Caterini
- Translational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Graduate Department of Exercise Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Translational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Labatt Family Heart Centre, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Translational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Labatt Family Heart Centre, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Labatt Family Heart Centre, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Translational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Moncion K, Gardin L, Lougheed J, Adamo K, Longmuir PE. Children with Cardiomyopathy have Active Lifestyles Despite Reporting Disease-Specific Barriers to Physical Activity: A Mixed-Methods Study. EXERCISE MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.26644/em.2022.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objectives: This exploratory mixed-methods study explored the barriers to physical activity, daily physical activity and submaximal exercise capacity among children with and at risk for cardiomyopathy and children with atrial septal defects.Methods: The study followed a convergent parallel mixed methodology design. Semi-structured interviews explored physical activity barriers. Seven-day accelerometry assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, and an intermittent cardiopulmonary exercise test measured submaximal exercise capacity.Results: Twenty children, including 5 with cardiomyopathy (n=2 females, 14.2 ± 2.7 years old), 7 who were genotype-positive phenotype-negative for cardiomyopathy (n=5 females, 10.6 ± 3.3 years old) and 8 with atrial septal defects (n=4 females, 9.4 ± 3.8 years old) were recruited. Children with cardiomyopathy reported disease-specific physical activity barriers, while children who were genotype-positive phenotype-negative perceived barriers related to lack of time, parent support or activity motivation. The average daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was less than the recommended 60-minutes/day (n=20, mean 48.1 ± 18.0 minutes). Children with cardiomyopathy participated a median of 141.2 [interquartile range (IQR): 98.8) minutes of light-intensity physical activity and a median of 55.6 (IQR: 34.6) minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. The average submaximal exercise capacity was low (n=16, 25.2 ± 5.7 mL/kg/min). Estimated submaximal exercise capacity, including metabolic equivalent (4.5 ± 3.1 METs), respiratory exchange ratio (median = 1.0, IQR: 0.09) and ratings of perceived exertion (median = 7, IQR: 5) at peak exercise suggest that children with cardiomyopathy appear to have the exercise capacity to participate in low-to-moderate intensity activities.Conclusions: These novel data suggest that a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy may not preclude children from participating in a healthy, active lifestyle. However, they perceive disease-specific physical activity barriers and may require support to optimize their level of participation for optimal health.
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Khoury M, Cordina R. Exercise Training for People Living with a Fontan Circulation: An Underutilized Intervention. Can J Cardiol 2022; 38:1012-1023. [PMID: 35041931 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Surgical repair for children born with single ventricle congenital heart disease, culminating in the Fontan operation, has resulted in dramatic improvements in survival; children born with these lesions are now typically expected to survive well into adulthood. Most, but not all, individuals with a Fontan circulation have reduced exercise capacity compared with the general population that in turn is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The cause of reduced exercise capacity is multifactorial. A significant contributor is the absence of a subpulmonary ventricular pump, which limits preload and appropriate cardiac output augmentation to meet the increased metabolic demands that occur with exercise. While in its infancy relative to adults with acquired heart disease, the evidence to date suggests that exercise interventions to improve exercise capacity and Fontan physiology in children and adults with Fontan circulation are safe, effective and well tolerated. However, many knowledge gaps remain, including a detailed understanding of the unique physiological adaptations that occur, the optimal approach to exercise in this population and the effectiveness of home-based interventions utilizing telemedicine and remote physiologic monitoring technologies. Furthermore, the long-term impact of such interventions on the Fontan-cardiovascular system, physical activity levels, health-related quality of life, and late cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are not well characterized. In this review, we outline the factors associated with reduced exercise capacity in individuals with Fontan circulation, review the experience to date of dedicated interventions to improve exercise capacity, and highlight the current knowledge gaps in the field and priorities for further study.
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- Michael Khoury
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sidney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Chlif M, Ammar MM, Said NB, Sergey L, Ahmaidi S, Alassery F, Hamam H. Mechanism of Dyspnea during Exercise in Children with Corrected Congenital Heart Disease. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 19:99. [PMID: 35010359 PMCID: PMC8751078 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study will evaluate cardiorespiratory and peripheral muscle function and their relationship with subjective dyspnea threshold after the surgical correction of congenital heart disease in children. Thirteen children with surgically repaired congenital heart disease were recruited. Each participant performed an incremental exercise test on a cycle ergometer until exhaustion. Gas exchanges were continuously sampled to measure the maximal aerobic parameters and ventilatory thresholds. The functional capacity of the subjects was assessed with a 6 min walk test. At the end of the exercise test, isokinetic Cybex Norm was used to evaluate the strength and endurance of the knee extensor muscle in the leg. Dyspnea was subjectively scored with a visual analog scale during the last 15 s of each exercise step. Oxygen consumption measured at the dyspnea score/VO2 relationship located at the dyspnea threshold, at which dyspnea suddenly increased. Results: The maximal and submaximal values of the parameters describing the exercise and the peripheral muscular performances were: VO2 Peak: 33.8 ± 8.9 mL·min-1·kg-1; HR: 174 ± 9 b·min-1; VEmax: 65.68 ± 15.9 L·min-1; P max: 117 ± 27 W; maximal voluntary isometric force MVIF: 120.8 ± 41.9 N/m; and time to exhaustion Tlim: 53 ± 21 s. Oxygen consumption measured at the dyspnea threshold was related to VO2 Peak (R2 = 0.74; p < 0.01), Tlim (R2 = 0.78; p < 0.01), and the distance achieved during the 6MWT (R2 = 0.57; p < 0.05). Compared to the theoretical maximal values for the power output, VO2, and HR, the surgical correction did not repair the exercise performance. After the surgical correction of congenital heart disease, exercise performance was impeded by alterations of the cardiorespiratory function and peripheral local factors. A subjective evaluation of the dyspnea threshold is a reliable criterion that allows the prediction of exercise capacity in subjects suffering from congenital heart disease.
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- Mehdi Chlif
- EA 3300 “APS and Motor Patterns: Adaptations-Rehabilitation”, Picardie Jules Verne University, 80025 Amiens, France
- National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (NCMSS), Tunisian Research Laboratory Sports Performance Optimization, Ave Med Ali Akid, El Menzah, Tunis 263, Tunisia;
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- Exercise Physiology Department, College of Sport Sciences and Physical Activity, King Saud University, C.P. 22480, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biomechanics and Motor Behavior, College of Sport Sciences and Physical Activity, King Saud University, C.P. 22480, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia;
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- Federal State-Funded Scientific Institution “Institute of Developmental Physiology of the Russian Academy of Education”, Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE), 105122 Moscow, Russia;
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- National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (NCMSS), Tunisian Research Laboratory Sports Performance Optimization, Ave Med Ali Akid, El Menzah, Tunis 263, Tunisia;
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- Department of Computer Engineering, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia;
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- Faculty of Engineering, Moncton University, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada;
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Better preoperative exercise function is associated with shorter hospital stay after paediatric pulmonary valve replacement or conduit revision. Cardiol Young 2021; 31:1636-1643. [PMID: 33658103 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951121000743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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UNLABELLED Exercise capacity is a modifiable factor in patients with CHD that has been related to surgical outcomes in adults. We hypothesised that this was true for children undergoing surgical pulmonary valve replacement; therefore, the relationship of preoperative percent predicted peak oxygen consumption to surgical outcomes as measured by total hospital length of stay was explored. METHODS Single centre retrospective cohort study of patients aged 8-18 years who underwent surgical pulmonary valve replacement. The primary predictor was preoperative percent predicted peak oxygen consumption, and primary outcome was total hospital length of stay. Clinical, imaging, and cardiopulmonary exercise test data were reviewed and compared to total hospital length of stay. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to examine the association between total hospital length of stay and percent predicted peak oxygen consumption. RESULTS Three-hundred and seventy patients undergoing pulmonary valve replacement/conduit change between 2003 and 2017 at Boston Children's Hospital were identified. Ninety had preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise tests within 6 months of surgery. Exclusion for inadequate exercise data (n = 3) and imaging data (n = 1) left 86 patients for review. Patients with percent predicted peak oxygen consumption ≥ 70% (n = 46, 53%) had shorter total hospital length of stay (4.4 days) than the 40 with percent predicted peak oxygen consumption <70% (5.4 days, p = 0.007). Median percent predicted peak oxygen consumption increased over sequential surgical eras (p < 0.001), but total hospital length of stay did not correlate with surgical era, preoperative left ventricular function, or preoperative right ventricular dilation. CONCLUSION Children undergoing surgical pulmonary valve replacement with better preoperative exercise capacity had shorter total hospital length of stay. Exercise capacity is a potentially modifiable factor prior to and after pulmonary valve replacement. Until more patients systematically undergo cardiopulmonary exercise tests, the full impact of optimisation of exercise capacity will not be known.
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Kasović M, Štefan L, Petrić V. Normative data for the 6-min walk test in 11-14 year-olds: a population-based study. BMC Pulm Med 2021; 21:297. [PMID: 34548058 PMCID: PMC8456543 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01666-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The 6-min walk test (6MWT) has become an established measure for assessing exercise capacity in children with chronic diseases. However, little evidence has been provided regarding population-based normal data in healthy children. The main purpose of the study was to provide normative data in a large sample of children. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 4352 children between 11 and 14 years were recruited (66% girls). The main outcome measure was the distance walked for six minutes. Sex- and age-specific percentile values (5th, 15th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 85th and 95th) for the 6MWT were created and the differences and correlations were examined by the analysis of variance and Pearson's coefficient of correlation. RESULTS The mean distance walked in 6 min was 576 ± 93 m in boys and 545 ± 92 m in girls, respectively. The mean walking speed for boys and girls was 98 ± 5 m/min and 91 ± 6 m/min. Older boys and girls performed better, compared to their younger counterparts (p for age < 0.001). The 6MWT was significantly correlated with age (r = 0.24, p < 0.001), height (r = 0.09, p < 0.001), weight (r = - 0.13, p < 0.001) and body-mass index (r = - 0.26, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This is the first population-based study aiming to provide normative data for the 6MWT in healthy children between 11 to 14 years. Children in lower percentiles are 'target groups' for special intervention aiming to enhance the performance.
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- Mario Kasović
- Department of General and Applied Kinesiology, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Horvaćanski zavoj 15, Zagreb, Croatia
- Department of Sport Motorics and Methodology in Kinanthropology, Faculty of Sports Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of General and Applied Kinesiology, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Horvaćanski zavoj 15, Zagreb, Croatia.
- Department of Sport Motorics and Methodology in Kinanthropology, Faculty of Sports Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
- Recruitment and Examination (RECETOX), Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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Ubeda Tikkanen A, Berry E, LeCount E, Engstler K, Sager M, Esteso P. Rehabilitation in Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplant. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:674156. [PMID: 34095033 PMCID: PMC8170027 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.674156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Survival of pediatric patients with heart failure has improved due to medical and surgical advances over the past decades. The complexity of pediatric heart transplant patients has increased as medical and surgical management for patients with congenital heart disease continues to improve. Quality of life in patients with heart failure and transplant might be affected by the impact on functional status that heart failure, heart failure complications or treatment might have. Functional areas affected might be motor, exercise capacity, feeding, speech and/or cognition. The goal of rehabilitation is to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. Some of these rehabilitation interventions such as exercise training have been extensively evaluated in adults with heart failure. Literature in the pediatric population is limited yet promising. The use of additional rehabilitation interventions geared toward specific complications experienced by patients with heart failure or heart transplant are potentially helpful. The use of individualized multidisciplinary rehabilitation program that includes medical management, rehabilitation equipment and the use of physical, occupational, speech and feeding therapies can help improve the quality of life of patients with heart failure and transplant.
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- Ana Ubeda Tikkanen
- Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Services, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Services, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Augmentative Communication Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Diller GP, Arvanitaki A, Opotowsky AR, Jenkins K, Moons P, Kempny A, Tandon A, Redington A, Khairy P, Mital S, Gatzoulis MΑ, Li Y, Marelli A. Lifespan Perspective on Congenital Heart Disease Research: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 77:2219-2235. [PMID: 33926659 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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More than 90% of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are nowadays surviving to adulthood and adults account for over two-thirds of the contemporary CHD population in Western countries. Although outcomes are improved, surgery does not cure CHD. Decades of longitudinal observational data are currently motivating a paradigm shift toward a lifespan perspective and proactive approach to CHD care. The aim of this review is to operationalize these emerging concepts by presenting new constructs in CHD research. These concepts include long-term trajectories and a life course epidemiology framework. Focusing on a precision health, we propose to integrate our current knowledge on the genome, phenome, and environome across the CHD lifespan. We also summarize the potential of technology, especially machine learning, to facilitate longitudinal research by embracing big data and multicenter lifelong data collection.
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- Gerhard-Paul Diller
- Department of Cardiology III-Adult Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany; Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton and Harefield National Health Service Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, London, UK; National Register for Congenital Heart Defects, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology III-Adult Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany; Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton and Harefield National Health Service Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, London, UK; First Department of Cardiology, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association University Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- The Cincinnati Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton and Harefield National Health Service Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Health, Dallas, Texas, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton and Harefield National Health Service Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Computer Science, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- McGill Adult Unit for Congenital Heart Disease Excellence (MAUDE Unit), Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Power LC, Gusso S, Hornung TS, Jefferies C, Derraik JGB, Hofman PL, O'Grady GL. Exercise Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Without Cardiac Disease. Pediatr Neurol 2021; 117:35-43. [PMID: 33662889 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by mutations in the DMD gene, resulting in cardiomyopathy in all affected children by 18 years. Although cardiomyopathy is now the leading cause of mortality in these children, there is ongoing debate regarding timely diagnosis, secondary prevention, and treatment of this condition. The purpose of this study was to use exercise cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in asymptomatic young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy to describe their heart function and compare this with healthy controls. METHODS We studied 11 boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy aged 8.6 to 13.9 years and 11 healthy age- and sex-matched controls. RESULTS Compared with the controls, boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy had lower ejection fraction at rest (57% versus 63%; P = 0.004). During submaximal exercise, they reached similar peak tachycardia but increased their heart rate and cardiac output only half as much as controls (P = 0.003 and P = 0.014, respectively). End-systolic volume remained higher in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy both at rest and during exercise. When transthoracic echocardiography was compared with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, 45% of the echocardiograms had suboptimal or poor views in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy group. CONCLUSIONS Boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy had abnormalities in left ventricular systolic function that were exaggerated by exercise stress. Exercise cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is feasible in a select population of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and it has the potential to unmask early signs of cardiomyopathy.
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- Lisa C Power
- Paediatric Neurology Department, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; Paediatric Endocrinology Department, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Exercise Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Paediatric Cardiology Department, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Paediatric Endocrinology Department, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Paediatric Endocrinology Department, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Paediatric Neurology Department, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Bongers-Karmaoui MN, Jaddoe VWV, Roest AAW, Gaillard R. The Cardiovascular Stress Response as Early Life Marker of Cardiovascular Health: Applications in Population-Based Pediatric Studies-A Narrative Review. Pediatr Cardiol 2020; 41:1739-1755. [PMID: 32879997 PMCID: PMC7695663 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-020-02436-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Stress inducement by physical exercise requires major cardiovascular adaptations in both adults and children to maintain an adequate perfusion of the body. As physical exercise causes a stress situation for the cardiovascular system, cardiovascular exercise stress tests are widely used in clinical practice to reveal subtle cardiovascular pathology in adult and childhood populations with cardiac and cardiovascular diseases. Recently, evidence from small studies suggests that the cardiovascular stress response can also be used within research settings to provide novel insights on subtle differences in cardiovascular health in non-diseased adults and children, as even among healthy populations an abnormal response to physical exercise is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. This narrative review is specifically focused on the possibilities of using the cardiovascular stress response to exercise combined with advanced imaging techniques in pediatric population-based studies focused on the early origins of cardiovascular diseases. We discuss the physiology of the cardiovascular stress response to exercise, the type of physical exercise used to induce the cardiovascular stress response in combination with advanced imaging techniques, the obtained measurements with advanced imaging techniques during the cardiovascular exercise stress test and their associations with cardiovascular health outcomes. Finally, we discuss the potential for cardiovascular exercise stress tests to use in pediatric population-based studies focused on the early origins of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Meddy N Bongers-Karmaoui
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Characterisation of LV myocardial exercise function by 2-D strain deformation imaging in elite adolescent footballers. Eur J Appl Physiol 2020; 121:239-250. [PMID: 33030575 PMCID: PMC7815563 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-020-04510-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Purpose Few data exist on the descriptions of LV myocardial mechanics and reserve during dynamic exercise of adolescent athletes. The aim of this study was to describe the LV myocardial and cardiopulmonary changes during exercise using 2-D strain deformation imaging. Methods Elite adolescent male football players (n = 42) completed simultaneous cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and exercise echocardiography measurement of LV myocardial deformation by 2-D strain imaging. LV longitudinal and circumferential 2-D strain and strain rates were analyzed at each stage during incremental exercise to a work rate of 150 W. Additionally, exercise LV myocardial deformation and its relation to metabolic exercise parameters were evaluated at each exercise stage and in recovery using repeated measures ANOVA, linear regression and paired t tests. Results LV peak systolic baseline 2-D strain (longitudinal: − 15.4 ± 2.5%, circumferential: − 22.5 ± 3.1%) increased with each exercise stage, but longitudinal strain plateaued at 50 W (mean strain reserve − 7.8 ± 3.0) and did not significantly increase compared to subsequent exercise stages (P > 0.05), whilst circumferential strain (mean strain reserve − 11.6 ± 3.3) significantly increased (P < 0.05) throughout exercise up to 150 W as the dominant mechanism of exercise LV contractility increase. Regression analyses showed LV myocardial strain increased linearly relative to HR, VO2 and O2 pulse (P < 0.05) for circumferential deformation, but showed attenuation for longitudinal deformation. Conclusion This study describes LV myocardial deformation dynamics by 2-D strain and provides reference values for LV myocardial strain and strain rate during exercise in adolescent footballers. It found important differences between LV longitudinal and circumferential myocardial mechanics during exercise and introduces a methodology that can be used to quantify LV function and cardiac reserve during exercise in adolescent athletes.
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Cardiac rehabilitation in the paediatric Fontan population: development of a home-based high-intensity interval training programme. Cardiol Young 2020; 30:1409-1416. [PMID: 32716280 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951120002097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We evaluated the safety and feasibility of high-intensity interval training via a novel telemedicine ergometer (MedBIKE™) in children with Fontan physiology. METHODS The MedBIKE™ is a custom telemedicine ergometer, incorporating a video game platform and live feed of patient video/audio, electrocardiography, pulse oximetry, and power output, for remote medical supervision and modulation of work. There were three study phases: (I) exercise workload comparison between the MedBIKE™ and a standard cardiopulmonary exercise ergometer in 10 healthy adults. (II) In-hospital safety, feasibility, and user experience (via questionnaire) assessment of a MedBIKE™ high-intensity interval training protocol in children with Fontan physiology. (III) Eight-week home-based high-intensity interval trial programme in two participants with Fontan physiology. RESULTS There was good agreement in oxygen consumption during graded exercise at matched work rates between the cardiopulmonary exercise ergometer and MedBIKE™ (1.1 ± 0.5 L/minute versus 1.1 ± 0.5 L/minute, p = 0.44). Ten youth with Fontan physiology (11.5 ± 1.8 years old) completed a MedBIKE™ high-intensity interval training session with no adverse events. The participants found the MedBIKE™ to be enjoyable and easy to navigate. In two participants, the 8-week home-based protocol was tolerated well with completion of 23/24 (96%) and 24/24 (100%) of sessions, respectively, and no adverse events across the 47 sessions in total. CONCLUSION The MedBIKE™ resulted in similar physiological responses as compared to a cardiopulmonary exercise test ergometer and the high-intensity interval training protocol was safe, feasible, and enjoyable in youth with Fontan physiology. A randomised-controlled trial of a home-based high-intensity interval training exercise intervention using the MedBIKE™ will next be undertaken.
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Gavotto A, Huguet H, Picot MC, Guillaumont S, Matecki S, Amedro P. The V̇e/V̇co 2 slope: a useful tool to evaluate the physiological status of children with congenital heart disease. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2020; 129:1102-1110. [PMID: 32909919 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00520.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is becoming a key examination to assess physical capacity and disease severity in pediatric cardiology. The V̇e/V̇co2 slope has been increasingly used as a surrogate marker for morbidity and mortality in adult heart failure, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and for adult patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Nevertheless, the use of the V̇e/V̇co2 slope in children remains limited in the absence of reference values and clearly identified clinical determinants. This study aimed to compare the V̇e/V̇co2 slope in a pediatric cohort with CHD to that of age- and gender-adjusted healthy controls. We also intended to identify the clinical and CPET variables associated with V̇e/V̇co2 slope in this population. This cross-sectional study was carried out between November 2010 and September 2015 in two tertiary care pediatric cardiology reference centers. A total of 700 children were enrolled (399 CHD and 301 healthy controls). The mean V̇e/V̇co2 slope was significantly higher in the CHD subjects than in healthy subjects (31.6 ± 4.8 vs. 29.3 ± 4.8; P < 0.001). The V̇e/V̇co2 slope was higher in children with significant pulmonary regurgitation, tricuspid regurgitation, right ventricular hypertension, and right ventricle outflow tract (RVOT) obstacle. In the CHD group, V̇e/V̇co2 slope increase was associated with body mass index, the presence of a RVOT obstacle, the number of cardiac catheter procedures, as well as low age, forced vital capacity, tidal volume, and [Formula: see text]. Increased V̇e/V̇co2 slope was predominantly in children with single ventricle and/or residual right heart abnormalities, suggesting that maldistribution of pulmonary blood flow during exercise is an important CHD-unique determinant of V̇e/V̇co2 slope.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Using V̇e/V̇co2 slope is useful for children with congenital heart disease. V̇e/V̇co2 slope is sensitive to pulmonary blood flow maldistribution during exercise, this concerns congenital heart disease with pulmonary regurgitation, tricuspid regurgitation, right ventricular hypertension, and right ventricle outflow tract obstacle. V̇e/V̇co2 slope is a good parameter to follow single ventricles and right heart residual lesions (tetralogy of Fallot; pulmonary atresia; truncus arteriosus…).
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- Arthur Gavotto
- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology Department, M3C Regional Reference CHD Centre, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,PhyMedExp, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Epidemiology and Clinical Research Department, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Clinical Investigation Centre, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Epidemiology and Clinical Research Department, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Clinical Investigation Centre, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology Department, M3C Regional Reference CHD Centre, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Paediatric Cardiology and Rehabilitation Unit, St-Pierre Institute, Palavas-Les-Flots, France
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- PhyMedExp, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Paediatric Functional Exploration Laboratory, Physiology Department, University Hospital of University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology Department, M3C Regional Reference CHD Centre, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,PhyMedExp, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Clinical Investigation Centre, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Paediatric Functional Exploration Laboratory, Physiology Department, University Hospital of University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Physical Activity Promotion in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease: Are We Running Late? Can J Cardiol 2020; 36:1406-1416. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Pieles GE, Stuart AG. The adolescent athlete's heart; A miniature adult or grown-up child? Clin Cardiol 2020; 43:852-862. [PMID: 32643161 PMCID: PMC7403711 DOI: 10.1002/clc.23417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The systematic development of early age talent in sports academies has led to the professionalization of pediatric sport and the sports physician need to be aware of pediatric cardiological problems. Research into the medical cardiac care and assessment of the pediatric athlete are accumulating, but specific pediatric international guidelines are not available yet and reference data for ECG and echocardiography are incomplete, in particular for the age group <12 years of age. This article is an introduction to the physiological and diagnostics specifics of the pediatric athlete. The focus lies in the differences in presentation and diagnosis between pediatric and adult athletes for the most common pathologies. Reference data for electrical and structural adaptations to intensive exercise are sparse particularly in athletes aged below 12 years old. Training related changes include decrease of resting heart rate, increase of cardiac output, ventricular cavity size, and wall thickness. Cardiac hypertrophy is less pronounced in pediatric athletes, as HR mediated cardiac output increase to endurance exercise is the dominant mechanism in peripubertal children. As in adults, the most pronounced cardiovascular adaptations appear in classical endurance sports like rowing, triathlon, and swimming, but the specifics of pediatric ECG and echocardiographic changes need to be considered.
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- Guido E Pieles
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Congenital Heart Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK.,Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Congenital Heart Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK
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Pieles GE, Oberhoffer R. The Assessment of the Paediatric Athlete. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2020; 13:306-312. [PMID: 32367344 PMCID: PMC7360531 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-020-10005-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The success of systematic early age talent development has led to the professionalisation of youth sports academies used by clubs and governing bodies alike, and sports physicians are nowadays commonly confronted with paediatric cardiological problems. Medical cardiac care of the paediatric athlete is however in its infancy, and the international guidelines that are present for adult athletes, are not yet available. Similarly, reference data for ECG and echocardiography are incomplete. The aim of this article is to provide and introduction to the cardiac care of the paediatric athlete to facilitate healthy and above all, safe talent development, but also provide guidance on how to distinguish adaptive, beneficial cardiovascular remodelling from underlying pathology of congenital or inherited cardiovascular disease. Differences in presentation, diagnosis and treatment between childhood and adult athletes are highlighted and can educate the reader in the emerging field of paediatric sports cardiology.
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- Guido E Pieles
- Congenital Heart Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8BJ, UK.
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- Department of Sports and Health Sciences, Technical University Munich, Georg Brauchle Ring, 80992, Munich, Germany
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Mishra S, Sharma R. Proposed method for evaluation and categorization of functional capacity of children, adolescents, and adults with cardiac diseases to bring them in existing social justice system by creating the cardiac disability criteria. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 36:207-225. [PMID: 33061127 PMCID: PMC7525653 DOI: 10.1007/s12055-019-00895-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Emerging epidemiological trends in India indicate the rising burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) demanding a need of a social support system. Yet, the list of 21 benchmark disabilities notified by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, does not include CVDs under the newly enacted Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016. While the RPWD Act 2016 has acknowledged the dynamic nature of disabilities associated with congenital diseases like thalassemia, it has also provided an opportunity to bring in "cardiac disability" under its tenets. This would allow India to adopt strategies for the benefit of cardiac patients in accordance with policies adopted by developed countries such as the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom of Great Britain (UK), and Canada. This document is to initiate a thought process of recruitment of cardiac patients in the social justice system. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (1) To define cardiac disability, (2) to categorize cardiac diseases/defects (groups A-C) according to severity and need for interventions, (3) to identify operated and unoperated patients with normal functional capacity and their eligibility to avail normal opportunities similar to their peer groups, (4) to create a comprehensive cardiac disability scoring (CCDS) system for disability certification based on subjective and objective evaluation of functional capacity and the corresponding heart disease category group, and (5) to create a reference literature for the issues of education, employability, insurability, and vocational counseling based on this document. METHODOLOGY The evolution of this manuscript has been discussed in view of relevant observations made by a team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, intensivists, pediatricians, social workers, etc. CONCLUSION This manuscript suggests a CCDS system to lay down criteria for disability status for eligible patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases. It intends to offer a unique scientific tool to address the psychosocial and socio-economic bias against patients with heart diseases of heterogeneous nature.
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- Smita Mishra
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Manipal Hospital, Dwarka Sector 6, Delhi, India
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- Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Jaypee Hospital, Sector 128, Noida, UP India
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Hiremath G, Qureshi AM, Meadows J, Aggarwal V. Treatment approach to unilateral branch pulmonary artery stenosis. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2020; 31:179-184. [PMID: 32081565 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2020.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Unilateral proximal pulmonary artery stenosis is often seen in the setting of postoperative congenital heart disease. Accurate assessment of the hemodynamic significance of such a lesion is important so as to determine "When to intervene?" A thorough evaluation should include symptom assessment, anatomical assessment through detailed imaging, functional assessment using differential pulmonary blood flow measurement and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Symptoms of exertional dyspnea or intolerance, decreased pulmonary blood flow to stenosed lung, and abnormal exertional performance would be factors to pursue therapy in the setting of significant anatomical narrowing. Safe and effective therapy can be offered through transcatheter or surgical techniques and has been shown to improve exertional performance.
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- Gurumurthy Hiremath
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, 2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
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- The Lillie Frank Abercrombie section of Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, 2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
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Radtke T, Crook S, Kaltsakas G, Louvaris Z, Berton D, Urquhart DS, Kampouras A, Rabinovich RA, Verges S, Kontopidis D, Boyd J, Tonia T, Langer D, De Brandt J, Goërtz YM, Burtin C, Spruit MA, Braeken DC, Dacha S, Franssen FM, Laveneziana P, Eber E, Troosters T, Neder JA, Puhan MA, Casaburi R, Vogiatzis I, Hebestreit H. ERS statement on standardisation of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in chronic lung diseases. Eur Respir Rev 2019; 28:28/154/180101. [PMID: 31852745 PMCID: PMC9488712 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0101-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The objective of this document was to standardise published cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) protocols for improved interpretation in clinical settings and multicentre research projects. This document: 1) summarises the protocols and procedures used in published studies focusing on incremental CPET in chronic lung conditions; 2) presents standard incremental protocols for CPET on a stationary cycle ergometer and a treadmill; and 3) provides patients' perspectives on CPET obtained through an online survey supported by the European Lung Foundation. We systematically reviewed published studies obtained from EMBASE, Medline, Scopus, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library from inception to January 2017. Of 7914 identified studies, 595 studies with 26 523 subjects were included. The literature supports a test protocol with a resting phase lasting at least 3 min, a 3-min unloaded phase, and an 8- to 12-min incremental phase with work rate increased linearly at least every minute, followed by a recovery phase of at least 2–3 min. Patients responding to the survey (n=295) perceived CPET as highly beneficial for their diagnostic assessment and informed the Task Force consensus. Future research should focus on the individualised estimation of optimal work rate increments across different lung diseases, and the collection of robust normative data. The document facilitates standardisation of conducting, reporting and interpreting cardiopulmonary exercise tests in chronic lung diseases for comparison of reference data, multi-centre studies and assessment of interventional efficacy.http://bit.ly/31SXeB5
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Vandekerckhove K, Panzer J, Coomans I, Moerman A, De Groote K, De Wilde H, Bové T, François K, De Wolf D, Boone J. Different Patterns of Cerebral and Muscular Tissue Oxygenation 10 Years After Coarctation Repair. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1500. [PMID: 31920705 PMCID: PMC6917622 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Kristof Vandekerckhove
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- *Correspondence: Kristof Vandekerckhove, ;
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Correlation Between Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test, Spirometry, and Congenital Heart Disease Severity in Pediatric Population. Pediatr Cardiol 2019; 40:871-877. [PMID: 30850878 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-019-02084-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a common chronic disease. This study aimed to verify the relationship between spirometry and exercise capacity in children, considering the CHD severity. All cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and Spirometry from CHD children (5-18 years) were retrospectively reviewed during three years. CPET and Spirometry were analyzed and correlated based on the CHD severity[modified Ross classification (mR)]. Patients (n = 321) were analyzed and subdivided for CHD severity (n = 49, n = 149, n = 80, n = 43, from mR1 to mR4, respectively). The maximal workload (Wmax) in mR1 and mR2 was higher than in patients from mR3 and mR4. Peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2) was reduced in mR3 and mR4 compared to mR1 and mR2. Carbon dioxide output was only significantly lower in mR4. Although spirometric parameters were globally in the normal range, forced expiratory volume and forced vital capacity were different between subgroups (p < 0.001 and p = 0.002, respectively). Wmax and peakVO2 were weakly or moderately but significantly correlated with spirometry. Respiratory exchange ratio and final blood oxygen saturation were only significantly and weakly correlated to obstruction in small airways. The most severe CHD patients had lower exercise capacity and lung function parameters. A weak to moderate correlation between CPET and spirometry was found. However, the lung function reported in our study was normal, but with a negative correlation with the age. It reinforces the benefits of precocious and regularly spirometry and CPET assessment in CHD children.
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West SL, Banks L, Schneiderman JE, Caterini JE, Stephens S, White G, Dogra S, Wells GD. Physical activity for children with chronic disease; a narrative review and practical applications. BMC Pediatr 2019; 19:12. [PMID: 30621667 PMCID: PMC6325687 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-018-1377-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Physical activity (PA) is associated with a diverse range of health benefits. International guidelines suggest that children should be participating in a minimum of 60 min of moderate to vigorous intensity PA per day to achieve these benefits. However, current guidelines are intended for healthy children, and thus may not be applicable to children with a chronic disease. Specifically, the dose of PA and disease specific exercise considerations are not included in these guidelines, leaving such children with few, if any, evidence-based informed suggestions pertaining to PA. Thus, the purpose of this narrative review was to consider current literature in the area of exercise as medicine and provide practical applications for exercise in five prevalent pediatric chronic diseases: respiratory, congenital heart, metabolic, systemic inflammatory/autoimmune, and cancer. METHODS For each disease, we present the pathophysiology of exercise intolerance, summarize the pediatric exercise intervention research, and provide PA suggestions. RESULTS Overall, exercise intolerance is prevalent in pediatric chronic disease. PA is important and safe for most children with a chronic disease, however exercise prescription should involve the entire health care team to create an individualized program. CONCLUSIONS Future research, including a systematic review to create evidence-based guidelines, is needed to better understand the safety and efficacy of exercise among children with chronic disease.
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- Sarah L. West
- Department of Biology, Trent/Fleming School of Nursing, Trent University, Toronto, Canada
- Translational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Translational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Translational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Translational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (Kinesiology), University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada
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- Translational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, 10th floor, 686 Bay St., Toronto, ON M5G 0A4 Canada
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Bhatt SM, Elci OU, Wang Y, Goldmuntz E, McBride M, Paridon S, Mercer-Rosa L. Determinants of Exercise Performance in Children and Adolescents with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot Using Stress Echocardiography. Pediatr Cardiol 2019; 40:71-78. [PMID: 30121867 PMCID: PMC6349539 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-018-1962-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Exercise performance is variable and often impaired in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF). We sought to identify factors associated with exercise performance by comparing high to low performers on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in patients with rTOF. We conducted a cross-sectional study of subjects presenting for CPET who underwent echocardiograms at rest and peak exercise. Patients with pacemakers and arrhythmias were excluded. Right ventricular (RV) global longitudinal strain was used as a measure of systolic function. Pulmonary insufficiency (PI) was assessed with the diastolic systolic ratio and the diastolic systolic time-velocity integral ratio by Doppler interrogation of the pulmonary artery. CPET measures included percent-predicted maximum [Formula: see text][Formula: see text], percent-predicted maximum work and oxygen pulse. High versus low performers were identified as those achieving [Formula: see text] of at least 80% or falling below, respectively. Differences in echocardiographic parameters from rest to peak exercise were examined using mixed-effects regression models. Compared to the low performers (n = 17), high performers (n = 12) were younger (12.8 ± 3.3 years vs. 18.3 ± 4.8 years), had normal chronotropic response (peak heart rate > 185 bpm) with greater heart rate reserve and superior physical working capacity. High performers also had a greater reduction in PI at peak exercise, despite greater PI severity at rest. Oxygen pulse was comparable between groups. For both groups, there was no association of PI severity and RV systolic function at rest with exercise parameters. There was no group difference in the magnitude of change in RV strain and diastolic parameters from rest to peak exercise. Chronotropic response to exercise appears to be an important parameter with which to assess exercise performance in rTOF. Chronotropic health should be taken into consideration in this population, particularly given that RV function and PI severity at rest were not associated with exercise performance.
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- Shivani M Bhatt
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Raj M, Sudhakar A, Roy R, Champaneri B, Sudevan R, Kabali C, Kumar RK. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease: a cross-sectional survey from South India. BMJ Paediatr Open 2019; 3:e000377. [PMID: 31206069 PMCID: PMC6542428 DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE There are limited data on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for children and adolescents with uncorrected congenital heart disease (CHD) from low-income and middle-income countries where late presentation is common. We sought to compare HRQOL of children and adolescents with uncorrected CHD to that of controls using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL 4.0). METHODS The study design is a cross-sectional analytical survey. The study setting was (1) Hospital-based survey of patients with CHD and their parents. (2) Community survey of controls and their parents. Subjects included (1) Children/adolescents with CHD between the ages of 2 years and 18 years and their parents enrolled in a previous study (n=308). (2) Unmatched community controls (719 children/adolescents, aged 2-18 years) and their parents. Participants were given PedsQL 4.0 to fill out details. Parents assisted children 5-7 years of age in filling the questionnaires. Children younger than 5 years had only parent-reported HRQOL and those above 5 years had both self-reported and parent-reported HRQOL. RESULTS The median (IQR) total generic HRQOL from self-reports for CHD subjects and controls were 71.7 (62.0, 84.8) and 91.3 (82.6, 95.7), respectively. The corresponding figures for parent-reports were 78.3 (63.0, 90.5) and 92.4 (87.0, 95.7) respectively. The adjusted median difference was -20.6 (99% CI -24.9 to -16.3, p<0.001) for self-reported and -14.1 (99% CI -16.7 to -11.6, p<0.001) for parent-reported total HRQOL between patients with CHD and controls. Cardiac-specific HRQOL by self-reports was 75.0 (53.6, 92.9) for heart problems, 95.0 (73.8, 100.0) for treatment barriers, 83.3 (66.7, 100.0) for physical appearance, 87.5 (62.5, 100.0) for treatment-related anxiety, 91.7 (68.8, 100.0) for cognitive problems and 83.3 (66.7, 100.0) for communication. The values for parent-reports were 71.4 (53.6, 85.7), 100.0 (75.0, 100.0), 100.0 (75.0, 100.0), 81.3 (50.0, 100.0), 100.0 (81.2, 100.0) and 83.3 (50.0, 100.0), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Children and adolescents with uncorrected CHD reported significant reductions in overall quality of life compared with controls.
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- Manu Raj
- Pediatrics & Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, India
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- Paediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Paediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Pediatric Cardiology, UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Medical Research, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, India
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- Division of Epidemiology, University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, India
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Corone S, Bosser G, Legendre A, Guillaumont S, Amedro P. [Cardiac rehabilitation in adults with congenital heart diseases]. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2018; 67:345-351. [PMID: 30249364 DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2018.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The great advances in the medical and surgical management of congenital heart diseases have allowed many children to reach adulthood with often a good hemodynamic result. Nevertheless most of these adults have a limitation of their functional capacity. This limitation is more or less important, penalizes them in their daily life and alters their quality of life. The origin of this limitation is generally multifactorial. It is linked, of course, to the severity of the heart disease and the quality of the operative result. But there is very often a physical deconditioning. It can be secondary to the heart disease but is often secondary to a lack of physical activity. It is the parents, sometimes overprotective, but frequently the doctors who imposed, often wrongly, this restriction. It is essential to take this dimension into account in view of the important benefits expected for health and quality of life. Cardiac rehabilitation is a privileged tool for providing advice in a suitable environment. This requires close collaboration between cardiac rehabilitators and congenital cardiologists to offer appropriate care. We bring here some reflections and the basic elements to guide the re-training of these patients.
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- S Corone
- Service de réadaptation cardiaque, centre hospitalier de Bligny, 91640 Briis-sous-Forges, France.
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- Service de cardiologie congénitale et pédiatrique, centre de compétences des malformations cardiaques congénitales complexes-M3C, CHRU de Nancy, allée de Morvan, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Service de cardiologie pédiatrique, centre de référence des malformations cardiaques congénitales complexes-M3C, hôpital Necker, 75015 Paris, France
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- Service de cardiologie pédiatrique et congénitale, centre de compétences des malformations cardiaques congénitales complexes-M3C, CHU de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France; Unité d'évaluation et de réadaptation en cardiologie pédiatrique, institut-Saint-Pierre, 34250 Palavas-Les-Flots, France
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- Service de cardiologie pédiatrique et congénitale, centre de compétences des malformations cardiaques congénitales complexes-M3C, CHU de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France; PHYMEDEXP, CNRS, Inserm, université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
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Marcadet DM, Pavy B, Bosser G, Claudot F, Corone S, Douard H, Iliou MC, Vergès-Patois B, Amedro P, Le Tourneau T, Cueff C, Avedian T, Solal AC, Carré F. French Society of Cardiology guidelines on exercise tests (part 2): Indications for exercise tests in cardiac diseases. Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2018; 112:56-66. [PMID: 30093255 DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The exercise test is performed routinely in cardiology; its main indication is the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia, evaluated along with the subject's pretest probability and cardiovascular risk level. Other criteria, such as analysis of repolarization, must be taken into consideration during the interpretation of an exercise test, to improve its predictive value. An exercise test is also indicated for many other cardiac diseases (e.g. rhythm and conduction disorders, severe asymptomatic aortic stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, peripheral artery disease, hypertension). Moreover, an exercise test may be indicated for specific populations (women, the elderly, patients with diabetes mellitus, patients in a preoperative context, asymptomatic patients and patients with congenital heart defects). Some cardiac diseases (such as chronic heart failure or arterial pulmonary hypertension) require a cardiopulmonary exercise test. Finally, an exercise test or a cardiopulmonary exercise test is indicated to prescribe a cardiac rehabilitation programme, adapted to the patient.
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Loire-Vendée-Océan Hospital, boulevard des Régents, BP2, 44270 Machecoul, France.
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- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology Department, M3C Regional Competences Centre, University Hospital, 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France; EA 3450, Development, Adaptation and Disadvantage, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lorraine, 54600 Villers-lès-Nancy, France
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- Platform for Clinical Research Assistance, University Hospital, 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France; EA 4360 APEMAC, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lorraine, 54600 Villers-lès-Nancy, France
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Bligny Medical Centre, 91640 Briis-sous-Forges, France
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Bordeaux University Hospital, 33604 Pessac, France
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Corentin-Celton Hospital, 92130 Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
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- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology Department, M3C Regional Reference Centre, University Hospital, 34295 Montpellier, France; Physiology and Experimental Biology of Heart and Muscles Laboratory, PHYMEDEXP, UMR CNRS 9214-Inserm U1046, University of Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier, France
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- Cardiology Functional Evaluation Department, University Hospital Laennec, 44800 Nantes, France
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- Cardiology Functional Evaluation Department, University Hospital Laennec, 44800 Nantes, France
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Turin Clinic, 75008 Paris, France
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- Department of Sport Medicine, Pontchaillou Hospital, University of Rennes 1, Inserm 1099, 35043 Rennes, France
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Boyes NG, Stickland MK, Fusnik S, Hogeweide E, Fries JTJ, Haykowsky MJ, Baril CL, Runalls S, Kakadekar A, Pharis S, Pockett C, Bradley TJ, Wright KD, Erlandson M, Tomczak CR. Physical activity modulates arterial stiffness in children with congenital heart disease: A CHAMPS cohort study. CONGENIT HEART DIS 2018; 13:578-583. [PMID: 29938901 DOI: 10.1111/chd.12614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Children with congenital heart disease are at risk for developing increased arterial stiffness and this may be modulated by physical activity. OBJECTIVE To compare arterial stiffness in high- and low-physically active children with congenital heart disease and healthy age- and sex-matched controls. PATIENTS Seventeen children with congenital heart disease (12 ± 2 years; females = 9), grouped by low- and high-physical activity levels from accelerometry step count values, and 20 matched controls (11 ± 3 years; females = 9) were studied. OUTCOME MEASURES Carotid-radial pulse wave velocity was assessed with applanation tonometry to determine arterial stiffness. Body composition and 6-min walk test measures were performed. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance and multiple regression. Significance was P < .05. RESULTS Arterial stiffness was increased in low-physically active children with congenital heart disease (9.79 ± 0.97 m/s) compared to high-physically active children with congenital heart disease (7.88 ± 0.71 m/s; P = .002) and healthy-matched controls (8.67 ± 1.28 m/s; P = .015). There were no differences in body composition measures between groups (all P > .05), but 6-min walk test distance was less in both congenital heart disease groups (high-physically active: 514 ± 40 m; low-physically active: 539 ± 49 m) versus controls (605 ± 79 m; all P < .05). Average daily step count significantly predicted arterial stiffness in children with congenital heart disease (R2 = 0.358) with a negative correlation (R = -0.599, P = .011), while % fat mass (P = .519) and % lean mass (P = .290) did not predict arterial stiffness. CONCLUSIONS Low-physically active children with congenital heart disease have increased arterial stiffness compared to high-physically active children with congenital heart disease and healthy-matched controls. Regular physical activity in children with congenital heart disease may modulate arterial stiffness.
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- Natasha G Boyes
- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Ubeda Tikkanen A, Nathan M, Sleeper LA, Flavin M, Lewis A, Nimec D, Mayer JE, Del Nido P. Predictors of Postoperative Rehabilitation Therapy Following Congenital Heart Surgery. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:JAHA.117.008094. [PMID: 29754124 PMCID: PMC6015299 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.008094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Background Patients with congenital heart disease are at risk of motor, cognitive, speech, and feeding difficulties after cardiac surgery. Rehabilitation therapy could improve functional outcomes in this population if applied in the acute postcardiac surgical in‐hospital stay. However, information on the types of acute postcardiac surgery therapy needs in children is scarce. Our goal was to describe rehabilitation therapy following congenital heart surgery and pre/intraoperative factors associated with need for therapy. Methods and Results This is a retrospective cohort study of patients <18 years undergoing heart surgery at our center from January 1, 2013 to January 31, 2015. Demographic, and pre‐, intra‐, and postoperative clinical and rehabilitation therapy (physical, occupational, speech, feeding therapy, and neurodevelopment intervention) data were collected. Need for rehabilitation therapy in the acute postoperative period, particularly following palliative repair, was the outcome variable in a multivariable logistic regression model to identify independent pre‐ and intraoperative factors associated with therapy. A total of 586 out of 1415 (41%) subjects received rehabilitation therapy postsurgery. Certain subgroups had increased rehabilitation therapy use such as neonates (80%). On multivariable analysis, palliative repair, prematurity, genetic syndrome, presurgical hospital stay of more than 1 day, and prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass time were independently associated with rehabilitation therapy. Conclusions Nearly half of patients who underwent post–congenital heart surgery received rehabilitation therapy. Frequency of use and types of therapy vary according to patient characteristics; however, certain pre‐ and intraoperative factors are associated with need for rehabilitation therapy, and may aid decision‐making for appropriate resource allocation.
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- Ana Ubeda Tikkanen
- Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA .,Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Talwar S, Kumar MV, Sreenivas V, Gupta VP, Choudhary SK, Airan B. Exercise performance after univentricular palliation. Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2018; 11:40-47. [PMID: 29440829 PMCID: PMC5803976 DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_43_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background: The optimal timing, need for primary/staged procedure in patients undergoing univentricular palliation, is debatable. Aims: We performed this study to assess the exercise performance of patients undergoing various forms of univentricular palliation. Setting and Design: This was a retrospective, prospective comparative study conducted at a multispecialty tertiary referral center. Patients and Methods: Between January 2012 and June 2015, 117 patients undergoing either bidirectional Glenn (BDG) (n = 43) or Fontan (total cavopulmonary connection [TCPC]) (n = 74) underwent exercise testing. Statistical Analysis: Comparisons between subgroups for continuous data were made with Student's t-test if normally distributed and Wilcoxon rank-sum test otherwise. Tests between subgroups for qualitative data were made with Pearson's Chi-square test. Results: Patients who underwent BDG with open antegrade pulmonary blood flow (APBF) had higher saturations (oxygen saturation [SpO2]) compared to those without it (87.5 ± 5.0% vs. 81.1 ± 4.8%; P = 0.0001). However, we found no differences in exercise parameters of patients undergoing BDG with or without APBF. Extracardiac TCPC (n = 42) patients demonstrated better exercise capacity (15.0 ± 7.7 vs. 11.2 ± 6.2 min; P = 0.02) and increased SpO2 on exercise (87.0 ± 8.0% vs. 83.4 ± 7.6%; P ≤ 0.05) compared to lateral tunnel TCPC (n = 32). Fenestrated TCPC (n = 30) patients had higher exercise capacity reflected by higher metabolic equivalents (METs) consumption (6.4 ± 2.3 vs. 5.2 ± 2.0 METs, P = 0.02), fewer pleural effusions (7.0 ± 3.2 vs. 9.2 ± 6.2 days, P ≤ 0.05), and lower hospital stay (9.5 ± 4.0 vs. 12.7 ± 7.7 days, P = 0.04) compared to nonfenestrated TCPC (n = 44) patients. Conclusions: We observed no differences in exercise parameters of patients undergoing BDG with or without APBF. Extracardiac TCPC patients had better exercise capacity but longer postoperative hospital stay and pleural effusions than patients with lateral tunnel Fontan. Fenestrated TCPC patients seemed to fare better than nonfenestrated ones. Patients undergoing TCPC had better exercise capacity than patients undergoing BDG alone.
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- Sachin Talwar
- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Voss C, Harris KC. Physical activity evaluation in children with congenital heart disease. Heart 2017; 103:1408-1412. [PMID: 28490620 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Significant advances in the management of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) have resulted in marked improvements in survival and life expectancy. Thus, there is an increased emphasis on promoting physical activity to optimise healthy development and long-term cardiovascular health. Evaluation of physical activity levels as part of ongoing clinical care is recommended to facilitate physical activity counselling and/or exercise prescription. Physical activity is a complex health behaviour that is challenging to evaluate. We provide an overview of techniques for measuring physical activity in children with CHD with a focus on how to do this in the clinical context. Accelerometers are devices that objectively assess intensity and duration of physical activity under free living conditions. They enable evaluation against physical activity guidelines, but are costly and require advanced technical expertise. Pedometers are a simple-to-use and cost-effective alternative, but an outcome metric of daily step count limits classification against guidelines. Commercial wearable activity trackers offer an appealing user experience and can provide valid estimates in children. Furthermore, activity trackers enable remote monitoring of physical activity levels, which may facilitate exercise prescription and activity counselling. Questionnaires are the most cost-effective and time-effective method, but recall error in younger children is a consideration. Routine exercise testing in children with CHD provides important insight into functional status but should not be viewed as a proxy measure of habitual physical activity. Understanding the spectrum and role of physical activity measurement tools is important for clinicians focused on optimising cardiovascular health in children with CHD.
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- Christine Voss
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
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[Sports in children with congenital heart diseases]. Presse Med 2017; 46:509-522. [PMID: 28434627 DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2017.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Revised: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The practice of physical activity is one of the essential elements for health in general but also for the well-being and the quality of life. It is highly desirable to encourage physical activities in children with congenital heart diseases, taking into account all the benefits associated with this practice (quality of life, life expectancy) and this especially since these children often have limited capacity (due to their heart disease but also often by relative deconditioning). While there is a transient increase in risk of cardiac complications during intense activity, it would nevertheless be inappropriate to contra-indicate physical activities considering the well-known benefits in the medium and long term. The risks associated with the practice of physical activity must be assessed, on one hand, in terms of the severity of the heart disease, and on the other hand, on the nature and intensity of the activity. The stress test is here an essential tool because it helps to assess the physical capacity and cardiorespiratory adaptations to exercise. The international recommendations for competitive sports generally give an appropriate advice for a specific situation but the practice of moderate activity or leisure sports which are highly desirable should not be neglected and be strongly encouraged.
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Barber NJ, Ako EO, Kowalik GT, Cheang MH, Pandya B, Steeden JA, Moledina S, Muthurangu V. Magnetic Resonance–Augmented Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 9:CIRCIMAGING.116.005282. [DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.116.005282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background—
Conventional cardiopulmonary exercise testing can objectively measure exercise intolerance but cannot provide comprehensive evaluation of physiology. This requires additional assessment of cardiac output and arteriovenous oxygen content difference. We developed magnetic resonance (MR)–augmented cardiopulmonary exercise testing to achieve this goal and assessed children with right heart disease.
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Healthy controls (n=10) and children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH; n=10) and repaired tetralogy of Fallot (n=10) underwent MR-augmented cardiopulmonary exercise testing. All exercises were performed on an MR-compatible ergometer, and oxygen uptake was continuously acquired using a modified metabolic cart. Simultaneous cardiac output was measured using a real-time MR flow sequence and combined with oxygen uptake to calculate arteriovenous oxygen content difference. Peak oxygen uptake was significantly lower in the PAH group (12.6±1.31 mL/kg per minute;
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=0.01) and trended toward lower in the tetralogy of Fallot group (13.5±1.29 mL/kg per minute;
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=0.06) compared with controls (16.7±1.37 mL/kg per minute). Although tetralogy of Fallot patients had the largest increase in cardiac output, they had lower resting (3±1.2 L/min per m
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). Both the PAH and tetralogy of Fallot patients had blunted exercise–induced increases in arteriovenous oxygen content difference. However, only the PAH patients had significantly reduced peak values (6.9±1.3 mlO2/100 mL) compared with controls (8.4±1.4 mlO2/100 mL;
P
=0.005).
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MR-augmented cardiopulmonary exercise testing is feasible in both healthy children and children with cardiac disease. Using this novel technique, we have demonstrated abnormal exercise patterns in oxygen uptake, cardiac output, and arteriovenous oxygen content difference.
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- Nathaniel J. Barber
- From the Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., E.O.A., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., V.M.); Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., S.M., V.M.); and Bart’s Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom (E.O.A., B.P.)
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- From the Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., E.O.A., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., V.M.); Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., S.M., V.M.); and Bart’s Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom (E.O.A., B.P.)
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- From the Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., E.O.A., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., V.M.); Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., S.M., V.M.); and Bart’s Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom (E.O.A., B.P.)
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- From the Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., E.O.A., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., V.M.); Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., S.M., V.M.); and Bart’s Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom (E.O.A., B.P.)
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- From the Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., E.O.A., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., V.M.); Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., S.M., V.M.); and Bart’s Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom (E.O.A., B.P.)
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- From the Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., E.O.A., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., V.M.); Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., S.M., V.M.); and Bart’s Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom (E.O.A., B.P.)
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- From the Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., E.O.A., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., V.M.); Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., S.M., V.M.); and Bart’s Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom (E.O.A., B.P.)
| | - Vivek Muthurangu
- From the Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., E.O.A., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., V.M.); Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom (N.J.B., G.T.K., M.H.C., J.A.S., S.M., V.M.); and Bart’s Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom (E.O.A., B.P.)
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