A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Pablo Marino Corrêa Nascimento
, Daniel Arkader Kopiler, Fernando Cesar de Castro e Souza, Maria Carolina Terra Cola, Marina Pereira Coelho, [...]
Pablo Marino Corrêa Nascimento
, Daniel Arkader Kopiler, Fernando Cesar de Castro e Souza, Maria Carolina Terra Cola, Marina Pereira Coelho, [...]
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20180073
Abstract Background: Congenital heart disease in adults shares some features with heart failure (HF), including exercise intolerance, ventilatory inefficiency, inflammatory and neurohormonal activation, cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial fibrosis. Over the last years, cardiopulmonary exercise test has gained importance in the diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of congenital heart diseases, as has already occurred in HF. Objective: To describe the behavior of hemodynamic, metabolic and ventilatory parameters in response to exercise in adults with congenital heart disease. Methods: Observational cross-sectional study evaluating […]
Keywords: Heart Defects, Congenital; Exercise; Adults; Exercise Test; Cyanosis; Hemodynamics; Metabolism