Congenital heart disease

Design and rationale of “Antecedents and correlates of well-being in young adults with congenital heart disease in the Boston Circulatory Arrest Study (BCAS-adult)”

Am Heart JPublished Design and rationale of a longitudinal cohort follow-up study

Study context

Population
Young adults (age 26 to 33 years) with D-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) enrolled in the Boston Circulatory Arrest Study (BCAS) cohort171 neonatal cohort
Methodological detailsAssessments: neuropsychological, psychiatric and lifestyle outcomes, and brain MRI features, Planned analyses: comparisons to local controls or national norms and longitudinal outcome predictors
  • Assessments: neuropsychological, psychiatric and lifestyle outcomes, and brain MRI features
  • Planned analyses: comparisons to local controls or national norms and longitudinal outcome predictors

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Design and rationale of “Antecedents and correlates of well-being in young adults with congenital heart disease in the Boston Circulatory Arrest Study (BCAS-adult)”. Am Heart J. Published 24 May 2025. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2025.05.012

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