Discussion
CHD
SECONDARY
Pediatric CHD research has historically focused on reducing mortality. Now that even those with complex CHD survive to adulthood, the importance of promoting quality of life and decreasing secondary morbidity risk has dramatically increased. Through our unique and innovative research, we are striving to ensure that children with CHD are supported to not only survive, but thrive. Clinicians and families caring for children with CHD know they often are less skilled and less active than their peers. This study is designed to target the creation of active lifestyle habits among our youngest patients utilizing parent-led, home and play-based interventions modeled on similar interventions successfully used in older children [