Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2981348 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
At 4 years of age, health-related quality of life was significantly lower in children who had undergone surgery for congenital heart disease in early infancy. An association was found between age at surgery and postoperative low cardiac output and socioeconomic status and quality of life.
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Authors
Gonzalo MD, Charlene M.T. MD, Gwen Y. MN, Ari R. MD, Irina A. PhD, David Nicholas, David B. MD, Ivan M. MD, Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Follow-up Group Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Follow-up Group,