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Anthropometry Based Growth and Body Composition in Infants with Complex Congenital Heart Disease

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  • Sharon Y. Irving
  • Chitra Ravishankar
  • Mary Miller
  • Jesse Chittams
  • Virginia Stallings
  • Barbara Medoff-Cooper

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Background: Infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) often have poor growth and altered body composition (fat and muscle accretion). Aim: Describe growth patterns in infants with CHD using interval weight, length, head circumference (HC), triceps (TSF), subscapular skinfolds (SSSF), and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measurements. Subjects and Methods: A total of 120 infants enrolled: 48% healthy and 58% with CHD (45% single ventricle [SV]; 55% two ventricle [2V] physiology). Weight, length, HC, TSF, SSSF, and MUAC measured at 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-months of age. Results: CHD infants had lower weight, length, and HC z -scores at 3-, 6-, and 9-months. At 9-months, infants with SV physiology had larger TSF and SSSF z -scores over 2V and healthy infants. Overall MUAC z -scores were smaller at 3- and 6-months in infants with CHD. Conclusison: Infants with CHD have a complex pattern of growth. Longitudinal growth and body composition measurements provide information to better understand this pattern.

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  • Sharon Y. Irving & Chitra Ravishankar & Mary Miller & Jesse Chittams & Virginia Stallings & Barbara Medoff-Cooper, 2022. "Anthropometry Based Growth and Body Composition in Infants with Complex Congenital Heart Disease," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 31(5), pages 931-940, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:31:y:2022:i:5:p:931-940
    DOI: 10.1177/10547738221075720
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