Open AccessLeg lean mass correlates with exercise systemic output in young Fontan patients
Author(s) -
Catherine M. Avitabile,
David J. Goldberg,
Mary B. Leonard,
Zhenglun Alan Wei,
Elaine Tang,
Stephen M. Paridon,
Ajit P. Yoganathan,
Mark A. Fogel,
Kevin K. Whitehead
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
heart
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 1468-201X
pISSN - 1355-6037
DOI - 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311661
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , anaerobic exercise , stroke volume , supine position , incremental exercise , cardiac output , heart rate , hemodynamics , physical therapy , blood pressure
We previously described lower leg lean mass Z-scores (LLMZ) in Fontan patients associated with worse peak oxygen consumption on metabolic exercise testing. We hypothesised that LLMZ correlates with indexed systemic flow (Qsi) and cardiac index (CI) on exercise cardiac magnetic resonance (eCMR).