Population
61 consecutive patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot, mean age 23.1+/-12.1 years, and 153 matched…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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CPET may aid monitoring of exercise impairment in repaired ToF with severe PR and RV dysfunction; leaves open prognostic value and intervention effects.
Severe pulmonary regurgitation and right ventricular dysfunction in repaired Tetralogy of Fallot patients lead to delayed exercise recovery, which can be effectively identified using cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
Giardini et al. (2006) studied this question.
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