Open AccessLong-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Jeanette M. Jerrell,
C. Osborne Shuler,
Avnish Tripathi,
George B. Black,
Young Jun Park
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.15m01842
Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , pediatrics , odds ratio , retrospective cohort study , heart disease , population , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , cohort , cohort study , psychological intervention , psychiatry , health care , environmental health , economics , economic growth
Effective medical and surgical management of pediatric congenital heart disease (CHD) to reduce long-term adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes is an important clinical objective in primary and specialty health care. We identify clinical predictors associated with an increased risk of 6 long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with CHD compared to the general pediatric Medicaid population.