APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Cognitive Functioning of Children with Congenital Heart Defects and Comparison Classmates: The Relevance of Physical Activity
- Julia Friedman
- Jennifer Kelleher
West Virginia University - Noelle Marousis
Miami University - Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Nationwide Children's Hospital - Kristen Hoskinson
Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital - Kristen Hoskinson
Nationwide Children's Hospital - May Ling Mah
The Ohio State University, College of Medicine - May Ling Mah
Nationwide Children's Hospital - Jamie Jackson
The Ohio State University, College of Medicine - Jamie Jackson
Nationwide Children's Hospital - Kathryn Vannatta
The Ohio State University, College of Medicine - Kathryn Vannatta
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Abstract
Surgical advances have dramatically reduced mortality for critical congenital heart defects (CHD), yet significant gaps exist in what we know about the broader development of the growing number of long-term survivors. Our research investigates the cognitive functioning and physical activity of primary-school aged children with CHD compared to healthy peers.
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