Objective To describe preschool neurodevelopmental outcomes of children with complex
congenital heart disease (CHD), who were evaluated as part of a longitudinal cardiac …

Congenital heart disease (CHD), the result of structural changes to the heart present at birth,
is the most common congenital birth condition. As survival rates for infants with complex …

Patients with congenital cardiac disease require lifelong medical care. Current challenges
that face practitioners who care for adults with congenital heart disease include identifying …

Mortality rates among children with CHD have significantly declined, although the incidence
of neurological abnormalities and neurodevelopmental impairment has increased …

Objectives To assess awareness and implementation among pediatric primary care
providers of the 2012 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for the evaluation and …

With advancements in clinical care, it is unquestionable that survival for both children and
adults with congenital heart defects has improved significantly (1). In the United States in …

Advances in cardiac surgical techniques taking place over the past 50 years have resulted
in the vast majority of children born with congenital cardiac malformations now surviving into …

The emergence of managed care is influencing the practices of pediatric cardiology and
cardiac surgery. The need for efficiencies brought about by standardizing care whenever …

Objective Transfer of congenital heart disease care from the pediatric to adult setting has
been identified as a priority and is associated with better outcomes. Our objective is to …

Background: Compared with those born at term gestation, infants with complex congenital
heart defects (CCHD) who were delivered before 37 weeks gestational age and received …