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- Title
Skeletal muscle abnormalities and exercise capacity in adults with a Fontan circulation.
- Authors
Cordina, Rachael; O'Meagher, Shamus; Gould, Haslinda; Rae, Caroline; Kemp, Graham; Pasco, Julie A; Celermajer, David S; Singh, Nalin
- Abstract
The peripheral muscle pump is key in promoting cardiac filling during exercise, especially in subjects who lack a subpulmonary ventricle (the Fontan circulation). A muscle-wasting syndrome exists in acquired heart failure but has not been assessed in Fontan subjects. We sought to investigate whether adults with the Fontan circulation exhibit reduced skeletal muscle mass and/or metabolic abnormalities.
- Publication
Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2013, Vol 99, Issue 20, p1530
- ISSN
1468-201X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304249