Christian Apitz

Biographic Data

ID8252083
NAMEChristian Apitz
GIVEN NAMESChristian
FAMILY NAMEApitz
SIGNATUREAPITZ C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity Hospital Ulm
ORCID0000-0002-6780-8077
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Trends in Nutritional Status and Dietary Behavior in School-Aged Children with Congenital Heart Defects

    Open AccessDominik Tobias, P Helm et al.ARTICLEChildren2024

    Background: Malnutrition and poor weight gain has been reported in infants with congenital heart defects (CHDs); however data in older children with CHDs are limited. In order to obtain representative data on the nutritional status, dietary behavior, and potential influencing factors in school-aged children with CHDs, we performed a nationwide online survey. Methods: Patients aged 6 to 17 years registered in the German National Register for CHDs …

  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy Due to Alimentary Iron Deficiency

    Open AccessLeonie Dewein, Andrea Kresz et al.ARTICLEChildren2024

    Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a severe condition, characterised by left ventricular dilation and systolic dysfunction, necessitating heart transplantation when all other treatment options fail. This case report describes a 2-year-old girl initially presenting with oedema, listlessness, and severe iron deficiency anaemia. She was diagnosed with DCM. Extensive diagnostic workup ruled out other causes, leading to the suspicion of DCM due to alimen…

  • Nationwide Survey Reveals High Prevalence of Non-Swimmers among Children with Congenital Heart Defects

    Open AccessChristian Apitz, Dominik Tobias et al.ARTICLEChildren2023

    According to our results, one in five patients with complex CHD are non-swimmers, a situation that is concerning in regard of motoric development, inclusion and integration, as well as prevention of drowning accidents. Implementation of swim learning interventions for children with CHD would be a reasonable approach

  • Physical Self-Concept and Physical Activity in Children with Congenital Heart Defects—Can We Point Out Differences to Healthy Children to Promote Physical Activity

    Open AccessJannos Siaplaouras, Annika Jahn et al.ARTICLEChildren2023

    According to this representative survey, there is a clear relation between PA and PSC in the cohort of healthy children and the group of children with CHD throughout the severity of their heart defects. Although PSC did not differ in patients with simple CHD and their healthy peer group, PA was significantly reduced. This gap invites us to reflect on how we could break new ground to promote a physically active lifestyle in children with CHD regar…