Preschool children born with heart defects have greater risk of developing behavioral problems, study suggests

Congenital heart disease (CHD), which is a problem with how the heart forms before birth—occurs in approximately 1% of newborns. It has previously been shown that school-age children, adolescents, and young adults with CHD are more likely to display traits of autism. Now, a team of researchers in the UK has shown that preschool children with CHD are also at risk of developing behavioral problems. They published their results in Frontiers in Pediatrics.