Mustard procedure for simple transposition of the great arteries.

Caliber of Quality-of-Life Assessments in Congenital Heart Disease

“…W e i d e n t i f i e d 7 0 a r t i c l e s t h a t m e t t h e i n c l u s i o n criteria. 7-9,13-79 A total of 8206 patients were surveyed in these studies, ranging from a study sample of 9 33 to 1566 patients in the Second Natural History Study. 26 Twenty-four studies were performed in children,* 34 in adults, † and 12 in a mixed population of children, adolescents, and adults.…”

“…The evaluation of quality of life has become increasingly important in children, adolescents, and adults with congenital heart disease. This may be because of the longer *References 8, 15,16,18,19,23,28,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,42,47,48,55,60,61,68,70,72,77. †References 7,14,17,20,22,26,32,34,38,[43][44][45][46][50][51][52][53][54][57][58][59][62][63][64][65][66][67]69,71,…”

“…§References 7,14,22,28,40,44,46,51,67,73,75. ʈReferences 8,19,23,29,30,33,45,57,68,74,76. ¶References 18,31,32,34,38,47,54,64,72,77,79.…”

“…#References 9,17,19,21,23,26,27,35,40,42,52,55,56,64,70,72. ** References 7,13,33,37,46,49,62,66,78,79. (REPRINTED) ARCH PEDIATR ADOLESC MED/ VOL 158, NOV 2004 life expectancy of these patients, as well as the physical, psychological, and social impediments experienced by them. Quality of life is, however, an equivocal concept (P.M., W.B., and S.D.G., unpublished data, 2004).…”