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Τhe Burden of Obesity on Adult Survivors of Congenital Heart Disease, Past, and Future Directions
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In this paper , a review aims to decipher the prevalence, outcomes, and future directions of obesity in adult survivors of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in adults, and it finds that the obesity epidemic has started to ebb.About:
This article is published in Current Problems in Cardiology.The article was published on 2023-05-01. It has received 1 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Medicine & Heart disease.read more
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Exercise, prescription and training in ACHD
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