Emma Payne1,2, Thomas Wilson2,3, Marjan Haghighi1,4, Zoe McCallum2,3, Yves d’Udekem5, Julian Ayer1,4,*
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.17, No.6, pp. 617-639, 2022, DOI:10.32604/chd.2022.024775
- 11 October 2022
Abstract Background: Patients born with a single ventricle circulation commonly experience growth failure in early life, which is associated with adverse outcomes in infancy. However, associations between bodyweight or weight trajectory and clinical outcome post-Fontan procedure are yet to be determined. Methods: On the 1st of July 2021, a systematic review was performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and Scopus of studies of patients with clinical outcome data post-Fontan procedure and association with bodyweight. Quality of studies was evaluated by Newcastle–Ottawa scale for cohort studies and Joanna Briggs Institute tool for cross-sectional studies. Results: Of 527 studies… More >
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