Abstract

Little research exists on the relationship between congenital heart disease (CHD) and thanatological variables. Many social, physical and psychological characteristics render patients with CHD rich sources of data which might be used to develop improved techniques of patient and parent management. Relevant aspects include erroneous ideas about CHD, patient's physical appearance and will to live, parental guilt and the use of prostheses and other devices. These are discussed.

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