Educational attainment of children with congenital heart disease in the United Kingdom

Autor: Cave, Daniel G W, Wands, Zoë E, Cromie, Kirsten, Hough, Amy, Johnson, Kathryn, Mon-Williams, Mark, Bentham, James R, Feltbower, Richard G, Glaser, Adam W
Zdroj: European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes; August 2024, Vol. 10 Issue: 5 p456-466, 11p
Abstrakt: Graphical AbstractKey question—What is the educational attainment of UK children with congenital heart disease (CHD)?Key finding—Children with CHD have lower educational attainment compared with age-matched children with no congenital anomalies. This worsens with age, whilst the amount of support provided reduces.Take-home message—All children with CHD in the UK are at increased risk of educational difficulties and should be considered for early support.
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