Postoperative improvement of brain maturation in infants with congenital heart disease
We examined brain maturation in infants undergoing neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass surgery or hybrid procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome compared to controls. This is a prospective cohort study on term-born infants with congenital heart disease with cerebral MRI pre- and postoperatively. Healthy infants served as controls. Brain maturation was measured using a semi-quantitative scoring system.
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Selma J. Hottinger, Rabia Liamlahi, Maria Feldmann, Walter Knirsch, Beatrice Latal, Cornelia F. Hagmann, for the Heart and Brain Research Group Tags: CONGENITAL – Original Submission Source Type: research
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