At least one hour of exercise a day – so the General recommendation of the world health organization (WHO) for children and adolescents is. The reach in Germany, only about twelve percent of 6 – to 17-Year-olds. According to a new study, there are among children with congenital heart defects significantly less. Physicians see urgent action is needed, because often a excessive caution is not the cause.
Less than nine percent of the children with congenital heart defects drives a day, one hour of sports, and thus meets the General recommendations of the WHO. In principle, children with congenital heart defects do not have to forgo sports, on the contrary, movement is even more important because of the increased risk of threatening sequelae counteracts.
The analysis of the data from 1,198 children and young people who have come with a heart defect to the world, also showed that this is often due to the Doctors: 49% of children with complex, 32 percent were moderate, and even every eighth child with a simple congenital heart defects from your doctor, and the advice of, your physical activity limit. The researchers report in the journal "Frontiers in pediatrics".
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The children’s cardiologist Prof. Dr. Christian Apitz from the University hospital of Ulm warns: "That parents and guardians tend to grab the young heart patients in cotton wool, was known from other studies. A similar behaviour emerges also for the treating Physicians, we are concerned about. Here is an advice gap that urgently needs to be closed." The researchers recommend better education and more movement offers which are also suitable for children and adolescents with complex heart defects.
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