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Impaired exercise parameters in pediatric heart transplant recipients: Comparison of biatrial and bicaval techniques
Author(s) -
Pahl Elfriede,
Sundararaghavan Sreekanthan,
Strasburger Janette F.,
Mitchell Brett M.,
Rodgers Sherrie,
Crowley Dennis,
Gidding Samuel S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2000.00122.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , heart transplantation , cardiology , heart rate , surgery , heart failure , blood pressure
The exercise performance of pediatric heart transplant recipients and the effects of bicaval anastomosis were studied in 19 children using a Bruce protocol. Although all children had decreased exercise capacity and heart rates when compared with normals, the bicaval anastomosis patients had similar endurance and peak heart rates as the standard biatrial group.