What Determines Nutritional Recovery in Malnourished Children After Correction of Congenital Heart Defects?

Malnutrition is common in children with congenital heart disease (CHD), especially in developing countries. To examine the impact of corrective intervention on the nutritional status of children with CHD and identify factors associated with suboptimal recovery. Consecutive patients with CHD in a ter...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2009-08, Vol.124 (2), p.e294-e299
Main Authors: Vaidyanathan, Balu, Radhakrishnan, Reshma, Sarala, Deepa Aravindakshan, Sundaram, Karimassery Ramaiyar, Kumar, Raman Krishna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body Height
Body Weight
Cardiovascular disease
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Comorbidity
Congenital diseases
Developing Countries
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital - epidemiology
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Heart Failure - epidemiology
Heart Failure - surgery
Humans
Impact analysis
India
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Malnutrition
Medical treatment
Multivariate Analysis
Nutritional Status
Pediatrics
Postoperative Complications - diagnosis
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Prospective Studies
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - diagnosis
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - epidemiology
Risk Factors
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Summary:Malnutrition is common in children with congenital heart disease (CHD), especially in developing countries. To examine the impact of corrective intervention on the nutritional status of children with CHD and identify factors associated with suboptimal recovery. Consecutive patients with CHD in a tertiary center in South India were evaluated for nutritional status before and 2 years after corrective intervention. Anthropometry was performed at presentation and every 6 months for 2 years, and z scores were compared. Malnutrition was defined as a weight-for-age, height-for-age, and weight/height z score
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2009-0141