Health-related quality of life in children with congenital heart disease following interventional closure versus minimally invasive closure.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The presence of atrial septal defect (ASD) or ventricular septal defect (VSD) significantly affects children's quality of life and, if not treated adequately, can contribute to increased mortality. In this study, we evaluated and compared the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of children who underwent treatment using either minimally invasive closure (MIC) or interventional closure (IC).

Materials and methods

In this observational and comparative study 199 children (2 to 4.5 years of age) underwent closure treatment for simple ASD or VSD at the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University between February 2021 and September 2021. Of these, 116 were treated with IC and 83 with MIC. Both preoperative and postoperative HRQL scores were assessed using the

SUBMITTER: Yuan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9583532 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature