[Physical activity in patients with repaired and unrepaired congenital heart diseases. Task Force for exercise prescription in patients with congenital heart disease of the Italian Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease].
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- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Marzullo R; Cardiochirurgia e Cardiologia Pediatrica e Congenita A.O.U. Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona.; Balducci A; Cardiologia Pediatrica e dell'Età Evolutiva, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna.; Cafiero G; U.O.S.D. Medicina dello Sport, Dipartimento di Cardiochirurgia e Cardiologia, IRCCS Bambino Gesù, Roma.; Cifra B; Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.; Trocchio G; U.O.C. Cardiologia, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova.; Varnier M; U.O.C. Medicina dello Sport e dell'Esercizio Fisico, Azienda Ospedaliera Università di Padova, Padova.; Colonna P
- Source
- Publisher: Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore Country of Publication: Italy NLM ID: 101263411 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1972-6481 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 18276806 NLM ISO Abbreviation: G Ital Cardiol (Rome) Subsets: MEDLINE
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- Language
- Italian
Regular physical activity is essential for physical health and mental wellbeing in children and teenagers. However, patients with congenital heart disease are often restricted from being physically active due to parental overprotection and lack of physical activity promotion or exercise prescription from their physicians. A comprehensive medical evaluation is crucial for the development of personalized exercise programs for these patients. The aim of this review is to provide physicians with a practical guide on how to promote physical activity and prescribe exercise for patients with congenital heart disease with or without surgical correction.