Shikhar Bakhshi, Nabeel V Faisal, Maryam Y Naim, Saurabh Kumar Gupta
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Abstract
Neurodevelopmental outcomes among survivors post-surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) in India remain insufficiently characterized. Structured searches in PubMed and Google Scholar for studies on neurodevelopmental outcomes published between January 2000 and December 2025 identified six studies from India: five single-centre and one multicentric cohort. Across studies, early motor delay was reported in 14-33% of children and mental or cognitive delay in 15-24%. Risk factors included syndromic association, prolonged postoperative illness, and socioeconomic disadvantage. Long-term school-age, longitudinal, and regionally representative data remain sparse. Integration of structured neurodevelopmental follow-up into CHD care is needed.
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Indian Heart Journal (IHJ) is the official peer-reviewed open access journal of Cardiological Society of India and accepts articles for publication from across the globe. The journal aims to promote high quality research and serve as a platform for dissemination of scientific information in cardiology with particular focus on South Asia. The journal aims to publish cutting edge research in the field of clinical as well as non-clinical cardiology - including cardiovascular medicine and surgery. Some of the topics covered are Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Valvular Heart Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension and Infective Endocarditis. IHJ open access invites original research articles, research briefs, perspective, case reports, case vignette, cardiovascular images, cardiovascular graphics, research letters, correspondence, reader forum, and interesting photographs, for publication. IHJ open access also publishes theme-based special issues and abstracts of papers presented at the annual conference of the Cardiological Society of India.