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Common Heart Defect Limits Exercise Ability: Study – HealthDay News
People born with a hole in their heart may lose 20% or more of their exercise capacity as they age, even if the defect is repaired.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People born with a hole in their heart may lose 20% or more of their exercise capacity as they age, even if the defect is repaired.
A ventricular septal defect is a hole in the wall separating the heart’s pumping chambers. It can be surgically closed or left alone. People born with this defect have poorer exercise ability than healthy people.
A new study suggests that by age 40, people with ventricular septal defects, whether repaired or not, hav…
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