Academic Proficiency in Children After Early Congenital Heart Disease Surgery

Children with early surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) are known to have impaired neurodevelopment; their performance on school-age achievement tests and their need for special education remains largely unexplored. The study aimed to determine predictors of academic achievement at school age...

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Published in:Pediatric cardiology 2014-02, Vol.35 (2), p.344-352
Main Authors: Mulkey, Sarah B., Swearingen, Christopher J., Melguizo, Maria S., Reeves, Rachel N., Rowell, Jacob A., Gibson, Neal, Holland, Greg, Bhutta, Adnan T., Kaiser, Jeffrey R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - psychology
Cardiology
Child
Child Behavior
Educational Measurement
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital - psychology
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neuropsychological Tests
Odds Ratio
Original Article
Postoperative Period
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Time Factors
Vascular Surgery
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Summary:Children with early surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) are known to have impaired neurodevelopment; their performance on school-age achievement tests and their need for special education remains largely unexplored. The study aimed to determine predictors of academic achievement at school age and placement in special education services among early CHD surgery survivors. Children with CHD surgery at
ISSN:0172-0643
1432-1971
DOI:10.1007/s00246-013-0781-6