Congenital Heart Defects and Indices of Fetal Cerebral Growth in a Nationwide Cohort of 924 422 Liveborn Infants

Circulation
Niels B MatthiesenJohn R Ostergaard

Abstract

Neurodevelopmental disorders are the most common and distressful comorbidities associated with congenital heart defects (CHD). Head circumference at birth (HC), a proxy for prenatal cerebral growth, is an established risk factor for neurodevelopmental disorders. In a nationwide cohort, we included all 924 422 liveborn Danish singletons, 1997 to 2011. CHD was present in 5519. The association between CHD and growth indices was analyzed by multivariable linear regression, adjusted for potential confounders. We report mean differences in gestational age-specific z scores in comparison with the general population. CHD was associated with lower HC z scores, -0.10 (95% confidence interval [CI], -0.13 to -0.08). Several CHD subtypes were associated with smaller HC, eg, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, -0.39 (95% CI, -0.58 to -0.21); common arterial trunk, -0.41 (95% CI, -0.74 to -0.09); and major ventricular septal defects, -0.25 (95% CI, -0.35 to -0.15). Other single-ventricle defects, transposition of the great arteries, tetralogy of Fallot, and anomalous pulmonary venous return, were also associated with smaller HC. Transposition of the great arteries was associated with smaller HC relative to birth weight, -0.26 (95% CI, -0.39 to -...Continue Reading

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