Why the study?
Do children with congenital cardiac disease have deficits in motor development compared to healthy peers?
Population
194 children with congenital cardiac disease representing the entire spectrum of the disease, and 455…
Comparison
Presence of congenital cardiac disease vs Healthy peers
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Supports motor screening in congenital heart disease; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before changing practice.
Do children with congenital cardiac disease have deficits in motor development compared to healthy peers?
Children with congenital heart disease exhibit significant deficits in motor development compared to healthy peers, regardless of the severity of residual sequelae.
Bjarnason‐Wehrens et al. (2007) studied this question.
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