Neurodevelopmental outcomes after congenital heart surgery and strategies for improvement

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 82-91

  Tabbutt, Sarah ^a   Gaynor, J William ^b   Newburger, Jane W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

brain injury; complex congenital heart disease; neurodevelopmental outcomes

Indexed keywords

BLALOCK TAUSSIG SHUNT; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEEP HYPOTHERMIC CIRCULATORY ARREST; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RIGHT VENTRICLE TO PULMONARY ARTERY CONDUIT;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84856937370     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: 15317080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e328350197b     Document Type: Review

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