Failure to thrive in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease: a cross-sectional study of 13,256 patientsResearch in context

Qiyu He; Xinjie Lin; Zhibo Zhou; Huayan Shen; Kai Ma; Zheng Dou; Yuze Liu; Hui Pan; Shoujun Li

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific (Mar 2024)

Failure to thrive in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease: a cross-sectional study of 13,256 patientsResearch in context

Qiyu He,
Xinjie Lin,
Zhibo Zhou,
Huayan Shen,
Kai Ma,
Zheng Dou,
Yuze Liu,
Hui Pan,
Shoujun Li

Affiliations

Qiyu He: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Center, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
Xinjie Lin: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Center, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
Zhibo Zhou: Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Department of Endocrinology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Huayan Shen: Center of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Beijing Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, China
Kai Ma: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Center, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
Zheng Dou: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Center, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
Yuze Liu: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Center, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
Hui Pan: Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Department of Endocrinology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Corresponding author.
Shoujun Li: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Center, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 44
p. 101002

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Summary: Background: The prevalence and risk factors for failure to thrive (FTT) in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) remain ambiguous. We aimed to investigate the prevalence, growth profiles, risk factors, and vulnerable subtypes of CHD associated with FTT in pediatric patients with CHD. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study based on Chinese Database for Congenital Heart Surgery. FTT was defined as either stunting or underweight (height or weight standard deviation score <−2), and they were standardized by references of normal Chinese population. Risk factors was determined with logistic regression model, and growth profiles were delineated in each subgroup. Findings: A total of 13,256 CHD patients were included in this study, with 3994 patients of mild CHD, 7195 patients of moderate CHD and 2067 patients of complex CHD. The prevalence of stunting, underweight and FTT was 24%, 29.3% and 36.9%, respectively. Preoperative anaemia, left ventricle systolic dysfunction, younger age, more complex CHD types, lower birth weight and genetic syndrome were found to be the risk factors for FTT in CHD patients. Interrupted aortic arch was revealed to be the most severe group associated with FTT. Interpretation: FTT is ubiquitous in patients with CHD and exacerbated in high-risk subgroups. Our findings hinted the necessity of early identification and intervention for FTT in patients with CHD during daily practice of pediatrics, as it has the potential to improve outcomes and enhance their quality of life. Furthermore, we advocate for the initiation of prospective research with longitudinal data to comprehensively investigate the association between FTT and CHD across the lifespan. Funding: This study was supported by National High Level Hospital Research Funding (2022-GSP-GG-19), Capital Health Research and Development of Special Fund (2022-1-4032) and National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFC3600202 and 2022YFC3600203).

Published in The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific

ISSN: 2666-6065 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
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