5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Pediatric patients with congenital heart disease and a genetic diagnosis have lower cognitive, language, and motor scores compared to those without a genetic diagnosis.

• 2

  A study analyzed 942 neurodevelopmental assessments from patients under 30 months who underwent cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.

• 3

  Patients with trisomy 21 had the lowest scores, followed by those with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and other genetic conditions.

• 4

  Clinical factors like lower birth weight, male sex, and caregiver education level were associated with poorer neurodevelopmental outcomes.

• 5

  The study highlights the need for ongoing surveillance of neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants undergoing heart surgery.