The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 448-458 , September 2002

Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in school-aged children after neonatal arterial switch operation

Received 28 June 2001 ,Revised 14 November 2001 ,Accepted 14 December 2001.

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 Supported by grants of Deutsche Stiftung für Herzforschung, Frankfurt/Main, and Bundesverband Herzkranke Kinder e.V., Aachen, Germany.

☆☆ Address for reprints: Hedwig H. Hövels-Gürich, MD, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Aachen University of Technology, Pauwelsstr 30, D-52057 Aachen, Germany (E-mail: hhoevels-guerich@ukaachen.de).

PII: S0022-5223(02)00106-X

doi: 10.1067/mtc.2002.122307

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 448-458 , September 2002