Development of weight and height age z-score after total cavopulmonary connection.

Carlo BilicHelena StaehlerCarolin NiedermaierThibault SchaefferMagdalena CumanPaul Philipp HeinischMelchior BurriNicole PiberAlfred HagerPeter EwertJürgen HörerMasamichi Ono

Published in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2023)

In patients undergoing TCPC at the age of 4 years or less, a significant catch-up growth was observed in weight-for-age z-score after TCPC, but not in height-for-age-z-score. Previous BCPS resulted to be a protective factor for a better somatic development at TCPC. HLHS undergoing Norwood were considered as risks for somatic development after TCPC.

Keyphrases

body mass index
patients undergoing
physical activity
copy number
gene expression
weight gain
climate change
human health
dna methylation
genome wide