EXECUTIVE FUNCTION IS RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE BUT NOT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. S49
Author(s):  
N. Hemphill ◽  
C. Voss ◽  
J. Lopez ◽  
A. Pozas ◽  
P. Sneddon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Congenital Heart

Executive Function and Psychosocial Quality of Life in School Age Children with Congenital Heart Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline H. Sanz ◽  
Jichuan Wang ◽  
Madison M. Berl ◽  
Anna C. Armour ◽  
Yao I. Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age

scholarly journals Altered white matter microstructure is related to cognition in adults with congenital heart disease

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Ehrler ◽  
Ladina Schlosser ◽  
Peter Brugger ◽  
Matthias Greutmann ◽  
Angela Oxenius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Fractional Anisotropy ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
White Matter Microstructure ◽  
Executive Function Deficits

Abstract Adults with congenital heart disease are at risk for persisting executive function deficits, which are known to affect academic achievement and quality of life. Alterations in white -matter microstructure are associated with cognitive impairments in adolescents with congenital heart disease. This study aimed to identify microstructural alterations potentially associated with executive function deficits in adults with congenital heart disease. Diffusion tensor imaging and tract-based spatial statistics were conducted in 45 patients (18 females) and 54 healthy controls (26 females) aged 18–32 years. Fractional anisotropy of white matter diffusion was compared between groups and correlated with an executive function score, derived from an extensive neuropsychological test battery. Patients showed widespread bilateral reduction in fractional anisotropy (P < 0.05, multiple comparison corrected) compared to controls. Lower fractional anisotropy was driven by patients with moderate and severe defect complexity (compared to controls: P < 0.001). Executive function scores were lower in patients (P < 0.05) and associated with lower fractional anisotropy in the left superior corona radiata and the corticospinal tract (corrected P < 0.05). Our findings confirm alterations of white matter microstructure in adults with congenital heart disease, mainly in those patients of moderate to severe complexity. These alterations are associated with impairments in executive functioning. A better understanding of the neurocognitive deficits may help counselling and care of patients with congenital heart disease across their lifespan and have the potential to improve their outcome and quality of life.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life and Congenital Heart Disease in Australia

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. S293
Author(s):  
K. Eagleson ◽  
R. Justo ◽  
F. Boyle ◽  
R. Ware ◽  
S. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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