
Center for Advanced Practice
Title
Anthropometry Based Growth and Body Composition in Infants with Complex Congenital Heart Disease.
Publication Title
Clinical nursing research
Document Type
Article
PubMed ID
35135359
Abstract
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
CONCLUSISON: Infants with CHD have a complex pattern of growth. Longitudinal growth and body composition measurements provide information to better understand this pattern.
Keywords
Congenital Heart Disease, Anthropometry, Body Composition, Congenital Heart Defects, Infant Growth, Poor Infant Growth
DOI
10.1177/10547738221075720
Publication Date
6-1-2022
Citation
Irving, S., Ravishankar, C., Miller, M., Chittams, J., Stallings, V., & Medoff-Cooper, B. (2022). Anthropometry Based Growth and Body Composition in Infants with Complex Congenital Heart Disease.. Clinical nursing research, 31 (5), 931-940. https://doi.org/10.1177/10547738221075720