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Implantation of Total Artificial Heart in Congenital Heart Disease
Published on: July 18, 2014
[Congenital Heart Diseases and Sports]
Friederike Wippermann1, Renate Oberhoffer1, Alfred Hager2
1Fakultät für Sport- und Gesundheitswissenschaften, Lehrstuhl für Präventive Pädiatrie, Technische Universität München, München.
Abstract:
Daily activity is essential for children's development. Especially children with congenital heart disease do not burden adequate, even physical activity is beneficial for them. They should get used to activity and individual athletic performance. Once risks are defined or excluded in a cardiological examination, a detailed sports medical examination is recommended to give advice on individual intensity for leisure and school sports activities. By participation in sporting activities with their peers, they will benefit both physically as well as psychologically. Furthermore, children with congenital heart disease are able to experience their performance limitations.
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