Abstract Purpose: This study aimed at evaluating (1) right ventricular (RV) mean power during exercise, (2) the contribution of flow and pressure to RV mean power, and (3) the impact of pulmonary artery pressure on RV function during exercise. Methods: Fifty patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) …

Achtergrond: Coronaire hartziekten zijn de meest voorkomende hart- en vaatziekten in Nederland. De hartrevalidatie bestaat uit aerobe training en soms in combinatie met kracht uithoudingsvermogen. Wat zijn de effecten hiervan in vergelijking met alleen aerobe training? Vraagstelling: Heeft de combinatie …

Objectives Patients who underwent corrective surgery for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) have increased long-term risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Yet, limited information is available on how to evaluate the risk in this population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic …

Introduction Physical activity is suggested to be important for low back pain (LBP) but a major problem is the limited validity of the measurement of physical activities, which is usually based on questionnaires. Physical fitness can be viewed as a more objective measurement and our question was how …

Background: Patients with Senning repair for complete transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) show an impaired exercise tolerance. Our aim was to investigate changes in exercise capacity in children, adolescents and adults with Senning operation. Methods: Peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2), oxygen pulse …

Background: Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with physical fitness and, to a lesser extent, physical activity. Lifestyle interventions directed at enhancing physical fitness in order to decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases should be extended. To enable the development of effective lifestyle …

In veel zwembaden worden revalidatieprogramma's aangeboden voor hart- en vaatpatiënten. In het Ir. Ottenbad is dit ook het geval, deze lessen worden aangeboden door fysiotherapeuten en zwemonderwijzers die geschoold zijn in hart- en vaatziekten, maar zonder richtlijn. Vanuit het zwembad Ir. Ottenbad …