Young adults with congenital heart disease who underwent infant cardiac surgery showed above-average resilience scores, but early preschool neurobehavioral assessments strongly predicted their adult psychosocial strength. Better executive function and social skills at age 4 correlated with higher resilience two decades later, while inattention and pervasive developmental challenges were inversely linked to adult resilience. Remarkably, no demographic, cardiac lesion, or surgical factors influenced outcomes—highlighting neurodevelopment as the key modifiable determinant.
These findings underscore the potential for early interventions targeting executive function and social skills to build lifelong resilience in this vulnerable population. To read more Click Here ##Reference## Kuni, Tyler et al. Resilience in Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease in Relation to Neurodevelopment in…
