International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 59-66 , 1 May 2009

Impaired heart rate response to exercise in adult patients with a systemic right ventricle or univentricular circulation: Prevalence, relation to exercise, and potential therapeutic implications

  • Gerhard-Paul Diller

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Program, Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton, Hospital, Sydney Street, London, UK
    • National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science and Medicine, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, SW3 6NP London, UK. Tel.: +44 207 351 8513; fax: +44 207 351 8733.
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  • Darlington O. Okonko

      Affiliations

    • National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science and Medicine, London, UK
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  • Anselm Uebing

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Program, Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton, Hospital, Sydney Street, London, UK
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  • Konstantinos Dimopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Program, Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton, Hospital, Sydney Street, London, UK
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  • Stephanie Bayne

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Program, Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton, Hospital, Sydney Street, London, UK
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  • Richard Sutton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pacing, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London, UK
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  • Darrel P. Francis

      Affiliations

    • International Centre for Circulatory Health, Imperial College of Science and Medicine, London, UK
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  • Michael A. Gatzoulis

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Program, Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton, Hospital, Sydney Street, London, UK
    • National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science and Medicine, London, UK

Received 8 May 2007 ,Revised 15 October 2007 ,Accepted 14 January 2008.

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PII: S0167-5273(08)00334-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.01.032

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 59-66 , 1 May 2009

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