Ahmed M Ghoneim Author

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Physical Fitness Study in Children with Previous Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

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Amr M Kotb, Salah-Eldin Amry, Khalid I Elsayh and Ahmed M Ghoneim

Introduction: The six minute walk test (6MWT) is generally used for evaluating the functioning of people with chronic diseases; the main result is the distance a person may walk for 6 minutes. The 6MWT was originally developed to measure the submaximal level of functioning in adult cardiac or chronic disease patients with moderate-to severe heart or lung disease and has been widely used in other patient subgroups. Because the test provides a level of training close to that of daily life, it is easy to use and increasingly is being used as a functional outcomes measurement for people with chronic disease, to include pediatric populations.

Patients and methods: Our study is cross sectional study included 100 cases (55 males and 45 females) who h... view more»

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