In patients with Fontan circulation, better exercise performance is associated with younger age, normal weight, vitamin D sufficiency, lower hemoglobin, and healthier hepatic function.
May inform risk stratification in Fontan patients; leaves open causality and need for interventional trials.
in those with a Fontan circulation is associated with younger age, vitamin D sufficiency, absence of overweight/obese, lower hemoglobin, and a healthier hepatic profile. Whether exercise training or other initiatives can modify organ characteristics in those with a Fontan circulation is worthy of exploration.
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Weinreb et al. (2020) studied this question.
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