Bypass procedure used during infant heart surgery does not impair later neurological outcomes
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 06:21
in Health & Medicine
Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common birth defects in humans, affecting 8 per 1000 live births with one third of affected children requiring intervention in early infancy. Increasing numbers of survivors combined with developmental expectations for independence, behavioural self-regulation and academic achievement have led to a growing identification of neurobehavioural symptoms in some survivors. A study now suggests that a cooling technique often used in heart operations does not impair neurological outcomes...