Small atrial septal defects are associated with psychiatric diagnoses, emotional distress, and lower educational levels.
Sebastian UdholmCamilla NyboeThomas Meinertz DantoftTorben JørgensenCharlotte U RaskVibeke E HjortdalPublished in: Congenital heart disease (2019)
Patients with a small, unrepaired ASD in adult life have more symptoms of anxiety, depression, and somatization compared to the reference group. Furthermore, fewer patients had no education beyond high school. These results support the guidelines that adults with small ASD warrants regular lifelong follow-up in specialized clinics aware of not only adverse somatic outcome but also rates of depression and anxiety.
Keyphrases
- autism spectrum disorder
- end stage renal disease
- sleep quality
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- depressive symptoms
- high school
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- atrial fibrillation
- palliative care
- intellectual disability
- peritoneal dialysis
- gene expression
- clinical practice
- copy number
- dna methylation
- patient reported outcomes
- electronic health record
- adverse drug
- drug induced
- patient reported
- genome wide