Remote Lifestyle Counseling Influences Cardiovascular Health Outcomes in Youth with Overweight or Obesity and Congenital Heart Disease

Remote Lifestyle Counseling Influences Cardiovascular Health Outcomes in Youth with Overweight or Obesity and Congenital Heart Disease

BackgroundChildren with overweight/obesity and congenital heart disease (CHD) are at increased cardiovascular risk. A lifestyle intervention may help reduce these risks. We sought to determine the feasibility of a smartphone-based lifestyle intervention to improve cardiovascular health outcomes in c...

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Main Authors: Luis Altamirano-Diaz, Meghan Rombeek, Stefanie De Jesus, Eva Welisch, Harry Prapavessis, Adam A. Dempsey, Douglas Fraser, Michael R. Miller, Kambiz Norozi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
smartphone
congenital heart disease
remote counseling
obesity
children
lifestyle intervention
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2017.00269/full

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