McGill University Health Centre
Taking back-to-school to heart
Published in Heart Disease Weekly, October 5th, 2008
Montreal, 15 September 2008 - With a new environment, new friends and new activities, the first day of school is a big step in the lives of young school-age children and one that requires all their cognitive, motor and social-emotional skills. This challenge is even greater for those born with a congenital heart malformation and who underwent open-heart surgery soon after birth. In her latest study, Dr. Annette Majnemer, from the Research Institute of The Montreal Children's Hospital at the MUHC, has assessed the developmental difficulties in these children and provided keys for possible prevention. Her article was recently published...
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