Structural brain abnormalities in adults with congenital heart disease: Prevalence and association with estimated intelligence quotient

Little is known about the prevalence of structural brain abnormalities and cognitive functioning in the growing population of patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). Thus, our aim was to assess structural abnormalities on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and their association with intelligence quotient (IQ) in ACHD patients.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - February 23, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nora Kessler, Maria Feldmann, Ladina Schlosser, Sarah Rometsch, Peter Brugger, Raimund Kottke, Walter Knirsch, Angela Oxenius, Matthias Greutmann, Beatrice Latal Source Type: research