Fatigue in adults with congenital heart disease aged over 40 years
Patients over the age of 40 with complex CHD were three times more likely to report severe to very severe physical fatigue and reported higher levels of self-reported NYHA class than patients with moderately complex CHD. This highlights the importance of considering CHD complexity in clinical practice.
Authors
- Joanna Hlebowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9515-7240)
- Camilla Sandberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4043-7130)
- David Sparv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6540-6090)
- Liesbet Van Bulck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8975-4455)
- Linda Ternrud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7577-8605)
- Zacharias Mandalenakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5093-9743)
- Philip Moons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-4516)
- Christina Christersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9116-8084)
- Bengt W. Johansson
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Lund University (SE)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcchd.2025.100601
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
- Skånes universitetssjukhus