Why the study?
Ensuring good quality of life is an important treatment goal in complex cyanotic congenital heart disease, but literature lacks consensus on quality of life in these patients.
Does surgical repair of complex cyanotic congenital heart disease improve quality of life and reduce depression compared to unrepaired patients and healthy controls?
Does surgical repair of complex cyanotic congenital heart disease improve quality of life and reduce depression compared to unrepaired patients and healthy controls?
Adults with repaired complex cyanotic congenital heart disease have a good quality of life and low rates of severe depression comparable to healthy controls, which is significantly better than outcomes seen in unrepaired patients.
Repaired patients show QoL and depression rates comparable to controls; supports repair benefits but leaves open questions on mechanisms and unrepaired subgroups.
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