Table 1.

Sample characteristics.

Total Sample N = 173
	Mean (SD) or Percentage
Age (years)	26.61 (7.27)
Adolescents (n = 35)	16.20 (1.21)
Emerging Adults (n = 39)	22.13 (2.19)
Young Adults (n = 98)	32.05 (3.72)
Sex (% male)	44.5%
Race (% Caucasian)	89.0%
Education (% completed or current)
High School	55.5%
Post-High School/Trade	7.5%
College	25.4%
Graduate/Professional	11.6%
Lesion Severity
Simple	29.1%
Moderate	40.7%
Complex	30.2%
NYHA Class
1	70.5%
>1	29.5%
Perceived Stress (RSQ; n = 169)	23.61 (8.04)
Internalizing Symptoms (Y/ASR)	51.46 (13.43)
HRQoL (SF-36v2; n = 170)
Physical (PCS)	49.25 (9.23)
Emotional (MCS)	49.80 (10.60)

HRQoL = health-related quality of life; MCS = Mental Component Scale; NYHA = New York Heart Association; PCS = Physical Component Scale; RSQ = Responses to Stress Questionnaire; SF-36v2 = Short Form 36 version 2; Y/ASR = Youth or Adult Self-Report