Background: Heart failure results in significant morbidity and mortality for young children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) following the Norwood procedure. The trajectory in later childhood is not well described.
Methods: We studied the outcome into adolescence of participants enrolled in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial who underwent the Fontan procedure or survived to 6 years without having undergone Fontan procedure.
Introduction: Post-traumatic stress disorder occurs in parents of infants with CHD, contributing to psychological distress with detrimental effects on family functioning and well-being. We sought to determine the prevalence and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in parents whose infants underwent staged palliation for single ventricle heart disease.
Materials And Methods: A large longitudinal multi-centre cohort study evaluated 215 mothers and fathers for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder at three timepoints, including post-Norwood, post-Stage II, and a final study timepoint when the child reached approximately 16 months of age, using the self-report questionnaire Impact of Event Scale - Revised.
Background: Growth is often impaired in infants with congenital heart disease. Poor growth has been associated with worse neurodevelopment, abnormal behavioral state, and longer time to hospital discharge. Nutritional interventions, drug therapy, and surgical palliation have varying degrees of success enhancing growth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Using existing data from clinical registries to support clinical trials and other prospective studies has the potential to improve research efficiency. However, little has been reported about staff experiences and lessons learned from implementation of this method in pediatric cardiology.
Objectives: We describe the process of using existing registry data in the Pediatric Heart Network Residual Lesion Score Study, report stakeholders' perspectives, and provide recommendations to guide future studies using this methodology.