CONTEXT: Brain injury is the most common long-term complication of congenital heart
disease requiring surgery during infancy. It is clear that the youngest patients undergoing …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the prevalence and extent of motor difficulties in
infants, children, and adolescents with CHD requiring open-heart surgery. DATA SOURCES …

Background—Adverse neurodevelopmental outcome is an important source of morbidity in
children with congenital heart disease (CHD). A significant proportion of newborns with …

Innovative clinicians share their experiences integrating Polyvagal Theory into their
treatment models. Clinicians who have dedicated their work to bringing the benefits of the …

Objective To describe the relationship between altered white matter microstructure and
neurodevelopment in children with dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA). Study …

OBJECTIVES: Increased survival in infants with complex congenital heart defects (CHDs)
has resulted in greater focus on morbidity. This prospective study was conducted to …

This article provides an overview of a longitudinal study on a cohort of 131 newborns and
young infants with congenital heart defects who required open heart surgery. The rationale …

Congenital heart defects are the most common of all congenital malformations, with a review
of the literature reporting the incidence at 6 to 8 per 1000 live births. The Centers for Disease …

OBJECTIVE: To review reported neurodevelopmental outcome data for patients with
congenital heart disease, identify risk factors for adverse neurodevelopmental sequelae and …

Congenital heart defects are the most common birth anomaly affecting approximately 1% of
births. With improved survival in this population, there is enhanced ability to assess long …