Prevention & lipidsGuideline or statement

Sport, exercise, and physical activity in children with cardiovascular disease. A Clinical Consensus Statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) of the ESC, the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP) of the ESC, and the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC)

Eur J Prev CardiolPublished

  • Clinical consensus statement

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Individualised, patient-centred exercise prescription based on clinical assessment, CV risk stratification and the FITT principle (frequency, intensity, time, type)

  2. Specific recommendations for congenital and acquired heart disease, cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension, cardio-oncology patients, and children with physical disabilities or syndromes

  3. Multidisciplinary care, periodic follow up, exercise testing when indicated, and tailored programs adapted to the child's clinical condition, developmental stage and personal preferences

Original publication

Sport, exercise, and physical activity in children with cardiovascular disease. A Clinical Consensus Statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) of the ESC, the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP) of the ESC, and the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 23 September 2026. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwag497

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