Neurodevelopmental outcomes in preschool survivors of the Fontan procedure.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study objectives were to compare the neurodevelopmental outcomes of preschool survivors of the Fontan procedure with those of children with congenital heart disease undergoing biventricular repair and to investigate predictors of neurodevelopmental outcome for those with single ventricle congenital heart disease, including hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Methods

Neurodevelopmental outcomes were assessed at 4 years of age, including cognition, visual-motor integration, behavior, social skills, and academic achievement. Unadjusted outcomes were compared between patients with biventricular circulation and patients with single ventricles. Predictors of neurodevelopmental outcome were assessed in the patients with single ventricles. Multiple covariate models were

SUBMITTER: Gaynor JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5662937 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature