Singing in a choir may improve breathing and well-being in children born with a single heart ventricle

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Singing in a choir strengthens breathing capacity, decreases depression and anxiety, and improves perceived school functioning in children born with a single heart ventricle, according to a feasibility study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago published in Pediatric Cardiology. This intervention, including in-person and online singing and breathing instruction, was developed and trialed in collaboration with Northwestern University Bienen School of Music.