Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are heart malformations that occur before birth, and they represent one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality. they occur in approximately 1% of newborns and are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. The etiology of these cardiac anomalies is mostly unknown. around 70-80% of cases are generated by the involvement of multiple affected genes combined with an environmental trigger that, when acting on a susceptible individual, promotes the expression of the damaged genome. maternal diseases during pregnancy or exposure to teratogenic substances are also implicated in the etiology.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
26
Cardiac rehabilitation program
TELEA platform
Assessment of respiratory function/spirometry
Spirometry is the study of choice in pulmonary function laboratories. The parameters it measures are the volume of air that the child breathes in or out in absolute value or related to time, and is shown in the volume/time curve. The most useful functional parameters obtained after spirometry are forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), PEF and the FEV1 /FVC ratio
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the intervention
Assessment of the respiratory musculature
Volumetric Incentivator: The child will be placed in a seated position with feet on the floor and keeping the device in an upright position. The physiotherapist will ask the patient to exhale slowly and prolonged until the RV is reached and then perform a maximum inspiration through the mouthpiece ensuring lip sealing. The highest value of three procedures performed will be recorded as a reference for the intervention.
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the intervention
Functional capacity
Pediatric treadmill ergospirometry will be used. This test is able to noninvasively evaluate the functional capacity of the child and to a lesser extent for the diagnosis of ischemic events
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the intervention
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