For Children With Heart Disease, a

For Children With Heart Disease, a Risk of Attention and Behavior Problems
Health & Medicine Week. (Apr. 21, 2008): p3930. From InfoTrac Health and Medical Collection 2017.
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Schoolchildren who required surgery as infants for congenital heart disease (CHD) run a significant risk of having problems with inattention and hyperactivity, and often require remedial services in school. "These children are at risk for academic and behavior problems, and our findings reinforce how important it is to provide them with ongoing follow-up and neurodevelopmental screening," said study leader Amanda J. Shillingford, M.D., a pediatric cardiologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (see also Behavior Disorders).

The researchers, who reported their findings in the April issue of Pediatrics, studied a group of 109 children, aged five to 10, who had undergone cardiac surgery for complex congenital heart disease at Children's Hospital when they were newborns. Of that group, 53 children--nearly half of them--were receiving remedial services at school, and 15 percent were in special education classrooms.

Based on questionnaire responses from their parents and teachers, although the majority of the children with CHD scored in the normal range, the rates of high-risk scores for inattention and hyperactivity were three to four times greater than those found in the general population.

Previous studies at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and other centers found that school-aged children with complex CHD tended to have normal cognitive abilities but were at risk for problems in visual and motor skills, as well as impairments in speech, language and executive functioning (executive functioning refers to capacities for attention, planning, decision-making and problem-solving).

Each year, over 10,000 newborns in the U.S. have CHD severe enough to require surgery before they are one year of age. Advances in medical and surgical treatments have steadily improved survival rates for even the most complex conditions. One such condition is hypoplastic left heart syndrome, in which a severely underdeveloped left ventricle is unable to pump enough blood to the body. A series of three surgeries during the newborn and infant period is needed to correct this heart defect. Children with this and several other congenital heart conditions were included in the study.

"As survival rates have improved," said Shillingford, "the important longer-term issue is quality of life for patients and their families as they reach school age and beyond. We hope our findings will help raise awareness among parents, teachers and physicians about the children's risk of neurodevelopmental problems," Shillingford added that a next step for researchers is to conduct larger, multicenter studies, with more formalized diagnostic tools, and to develop formalized follow-up protocols for these children. Such follow-up programs are currently being designed at Children's Hospital.

Shillingford's co-authors, all from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, are Gil Wernovsky, M.D.; Marianne M. Glanzman, M.D.; Richard F. Ittenbach, Ph.D.; Robert J. Clancy, M.D.; and J. William Gaynor, M.D.

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Untuk anak-anak dengan penyakit jantung, risiko perhatian dan masalah perilakuKesehatan & Kedokteran minggu. (Apr. 21, 2008): p3930. Dari InfoTrac kesehatan dan medis koleksi 2017.Copyright: Hak cipta 2008 NewsRX LLChttp://www.newsrx.com/Newsletters/Health-and-Medicine-Week.htmlTeks lengkap: Anak-anak sekolah yang diperlukan operasi sebagai bayi untuk penyakit jantung bawaan (CHD) menjalankan risiko yang signifikan memiliki masalah dengan kurangnya perhatian dan hiperaktif, dan sering memerlukan perbaikan layanan di sekolah. "Anak-anak ini beresiko untuk masalah akademik dan perilaku, dan temuan kami memperkuat betapa pentingnya itu adalah untuk menyediakan mereka dengan tindak lanjut berkelanjutan dan perkembangan saraf skrining," kata studi pemimpin Amanda J. Shillingford, MD, seorang ahli jantung pediatrik di rumah sakit anak Philadelphia (Lihat juga gangguan perilaku).Para peneliti, yang melaporkan temuan mereka dalam edisi April Pediatrics, mempelajari sekelompok 109 anak, usia lima hingga 10, yang telah menjalani operasi jantung penyakit jantung bawaan kompleks di Children's Hospital ketika mereka bayi. Grup tersebut, 53 anak – hampir setengah dari mereka--menerima perbaikan layanan di sekolah, dan 15 persen berada di kelas pendidikan khusus.Berdasarkan kuesioner tanggapan dari orang tua dan guru mereka meskipun sebagian besar anak-anak dengan penyakit jantung koroner mencetak dalam kisaran normal, harga yang berisiko tinggi Skor untuk kurangnya perhatian dan hiperaktif itu tiga sampai empat kali lebih besar daripada yang ditemukan di populasi umum.Previous studies at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and other centers found that school-aged children with complex CHD tended to have normal cognitive abilities but were at risk for problems in visual and motor skills, as well as impairments in speech, language and executive functioning (executive functioning refers to capacities for attention, planning, decision-making and problem-solving).Each year, over 10,000 newborns in the U.S. have CHD severe enough to require surgery before they are one year of age. Advances in medical and surgical treatments have steadily improved survival rates for even the most complex conditions. One such condition is hypoplastic left heart syndrome, in which a severely underdeveloped left ventricle is unable to pump enough blood to the body. A series of three surgeries during the newborn and infant period is needed to correct this heart defect. Children with this and several other congenital heart conditions were included in the study."As survival rates have improved," said Shillingford, "the important longer-term issue is quality of life for patients and their families as they reach school age and beyond. We hope our findings will help raise awareness among parents, teachers and physicians about the children's risk of neurodevelopmental problems," Shillingford added that a next step for researchers is to conduct larger, multicenter studies, with more formalized diagnostic tools, and to develop formalized follow-up protocols for these children. Such follow-up programs are currently being designed at Children's Hospital.Shillingford's co-penulis, semua dari rumah sakit anak Philadelphia, yang Gil Wernovsky, MD; Marianne M. Glanzman, MD; Richard F. Ittenbach, Ph.D.; Robert J. Clancy, MD; dan J. William Gaynor, MD