From 2003 to 2010 in China, the overall mortality rate of congenital heart disease (CHD) increased from 141 per 10,000,000 person-years in 2003 to 229 per 10,000,000 person-years in 2010, a 62.4% relative increase (1, 2). Recent conceptualizations of health-related-quality-of-life (QoL) recognize the multidimensional nature of QoL, including psychological, social and family functioning (3).