Neurodevelopmental outcomes in preschool survivors of the Fontan procedure
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Neurodevelopmental outcomes in preschool survivors of the Fontan procedure.
OBJECTIVES The study objectives were to compare the neurodevelopmental outcomes of preschool survivors of the Fontan procedure with those of children with congenital heart disease undergoing biventricular repair and to investigate predictors of neurodevelopmental outcome for those with single ventricle congenital heart disease, including hypoplastic left heart syndrome. METHODS Neurodevelopme...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.12.019