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Exercise Training in Congenital Heart Diseases

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Congenital malformations of the heart and vessels occur in 5–9 per 1,000 live births.1,2 The spectrum of congenital malformations of the heart and vessels is diverse. Defects can roughly be categorized into left to right shunt lesions, cyanotic lesions, obstructive lesions, and complex lesions associated with common mixing and single ventricle physiology1 (Fig. 12.1). Table 12.1 shows the most frequent congenital heart diseases comprising approximately 80% of all malformations.1,2

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Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Dordel, S., Schickendantz, S., Sreeram, N., Brockmeier, K. (2010). Exercise Training in Congenital Heart Diseases. In: Niebauer, J. (eds) Cardiac Rehabilitation Manual. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-794-3_12

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