
Home Exercise And Resiliency Training (HEART) Club
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Aims: |
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1. Study the impact of a structured home exercise program
for people with Fontan physiology. |
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2. Learn more about how a structured home exercise program
changes measures of frailty and quality of life. |
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3. Investigate the effects of a structured home exercise program on other organ systems impacted in people with Fontan physiology. |
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Participation Criteria: |
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1. Person with Fontan circulation, ages 13 and up |
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2. Permission from your primary cardiologist to participate |
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3. Ability to travel to Ann Arbor for 2 visits in 6 months |
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4. At least 130 cm (4 ft 4 in) tall |
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Exclusion Criteria: |
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1. Severe ventricular or valve dysfunction |
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2. History of arrhythmia with exercise |
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3. Inability to complete an exercise test |
For more information contact hjesse@med.umich.edu
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