Peter Ewert

Athlete’s Heart with a Systemic Right Ventricle?

Jan Müller, Sohrab Fratz, Peter Ewert & Alfred Hager · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2014

Objective: High load of regularly vigorous exercise leads to multiple physiological adaptations. The major cardiovascular effects are hypertrophy and dilation, predominantly of the left ventricle, and bradycardia. However, there are no reports on an athlete’s heart in a systemic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CA/2014/11770

Kindergarten Children with Congenital Heart Disease Show Good Physical Activity but Reduced Motor Skills in Comparison with Healthy Children

Andrea Engelhardt, Pinar Bambul Heck, Renate Oberhoffer, Peter Ewert & Alfred Hager · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2015

Objective: For the interaction of individuals with their environment, motor competence is of major importance. It is known that school children with congenital heart disease (CHD) have motoric limitations even without hemodynamic residuals. Data from kindergarten children is lack...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CA/2015/17997