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Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

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Marino, BS; Lipkin, PH; Newburger, JW; Peacock, G; Gerdes, M; Gaynor, JW; Mussatto, KA; Uzark, K; Goldberg, CS; Johnson, WH; Li, J; Smith, SE ...
Published in: Circulation
August 28, 2012

BACKGROUND: The goal of this statement was to review the available literature on surveillance, screening, evaluation, and management strategies and put forward a scientific statement that would comprehensively review the literature and create recommendations to optimize neurodevelopmental outcome in the pediatric congenital heart disease (CHD) population. METHODS AND RESULTS: A writing group appointed by the American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics reviewed the available literature addressing developmental disorder and disability and developmental delay in the CHD population, with specific attention given to surveillance, screening, evaluation, and management strategies. MEDLINE and Google Scholar database searches from 1966 to 2011 were performed for English-language articles cross-referencing CHD with pertinent search terms. The reference lists of identified articles were also searched. The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association classification of recommendations and levels of evidence for practice guidelines were used. A management algorithm was devised that stratified children with CHD on the basis of established risk factors. For those deemed to be at high risk for developmental disorder or disabilities or for developmental delay, formal, periodic developmental and medical evaluations are recommended. A CHD algorithm for surveillance, screening, evaluation, reevaluation, and management of developmental disorder or disability has been constructed to serve as a supplement to the 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics statement on developmental surveillance and screening. The proposed algorithm is designed to be carried out within the context of the medical home. This scientific statement is meant for medical providers within the medical home who care for patients with CHD. CONCLUSIONS: Children with CHD are at increased risk of developmental disorder or disabilities or developmental delay. Periodic developmental surveillance, screening, evaluation, and reevaluation throughout childhood may enhance identification of significant deficits, allowing for appropriate therapies and education to enhance later academic, behavioral, psychosocial, and adaptive functioning.

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Circulation

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EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

August 28, 2012

Volume

126

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1143 / 1172

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Quality of Life
  • Prevalence
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Neuroimaging
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Humans
 

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Marino, B. S., Lipkin, P. H., Newburger, J. W., Peacock, G., Gerdes, M., Gaynor, J. W., … American Heart Association Congenital Heart Defects Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, and Stroke Council, . (2012). Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 126(9), 1143–1172. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0b013e318265ee8a
Marino, Bradley S., Paul H. Lipkin, Jane W. Newburger, Georgina Peacock, Marsha Gerdes, J William Gaynor, Kathleen A. Mussatto, et al. “Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.Circulation 126, no. 9 (August 28, 2012): 1143–72. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0b013e318265ee8a.
Marino BS, Lipkin PH, Newburger JW, Peacock G, Gerdes M, Gaynor JW, et al. Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2012 Aug 28;126(9):1143–72.
Marino, Bradley S., et al. “Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.Circulation, vol. 126, no. 9, Aug. 2012, pp. 1143–72. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e318265ee8a.
Marino BS, Lipkin PH, Newburger JW, Peacock G, Gerdes M, Gaynor JW, Mussatto KA, Uzark K, Goldberg CS, Johnson WH, Li J, Smith SE, Bellinger DC, Mahle WT, American Heart Association Congenital Heart Defects Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, and Stroke Council. Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2012 Aug 28;126(9):1143–1172.

Published In

Circulation

DOI

EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

August 28, 2012

Volume

126

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1143 / 1172

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Quality of Life
  • Prevalence
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Neuroimaging
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Humans