Objectives: The objectives of this review are to discuss the scope of neurologic injuries in
newborns with congenital heart disease, the mechanisms of injury, including prenatal, pre …

This paper aims to update clinicians on “hot topics” in the management of patients with D-
loop transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) in the current surgical era. The arterial switch …

Background—The goal of this statement was to review the available literature on
surveillance, screening, evaluation, and management strategies and put forward a scientific …

Neurohistopathologic changes and alterations in behavior may be caused by anesthetic
drugs given to animals. The association between anesthetic exposure before age 4 years …

Background—We report neuropsychological and structural brain imaging assessments in
children 16 years of age with d-transposition of the great arteries who underwent the arterial …

OBJECTIVES: Our goal was to determine which of the two major methods of vital organ
support used in infant cardiac surgery, total circulatory arrest and low-flow cardiopulmonary …

Background—Abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging scans are common both
before and after surgery for congenital heart disease in early infancy. The aim of this study …

This paper provides specific guidelines for the neurodevelopmental evaluation of children
aged birth through 5 years with complex congenital heart disease. There is wide recognition …

In the past 2 decades, it has become evident that individuals born with congenital heart
disease (CHD) are at risk of developing life-long neurological deficits. Multifactorial risk …

Moderate and severe congenital heart disease (CHD) occurs in about 6 per 1000 live births
1 and constitutes the most frequent congenital malformation in childhood. Around half of all …