Cochrane corner: Physical activity interventions for people with congenital heart disease

Wadey, C. A., Pieles, G., Stuart, G., Taylor, R. , Long, L. and Williams, C. A. (2021) Cochrane corner: Physical activity interventions for people with congenital heart disease. Heart, 107, pp. 447-449. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-318459) (PMID:33452120)

Abstract

Congenital heart disease (ConHD) represents 1% of global births (95% CI 0.86% to 1.02%), and due to improved medical care, long-term survival rates have substantially improved, leading to growing ConHD populations across the life span.1 2 People with ConHD can have reduced cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and physical activity (PA) levels when compared with healthy populations. This is important because CRF has been significantly associated with future mortality and morbidity in healthy and ConHD populations.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Long, Dr Linda and Taylor, Professor Rod
• Authors: Wadey, C. A., Pieles, G., Stuart, G., Taylor, R., Long, L., and Williams, C. A.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU
• Journal Name: Heart
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• ISSN: 1355-6037
• ISSN (Online): 1468-201X
• Published Online: 15 January 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Heart 107:447-449
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher