Low birth weight associations with cardiac structure and function in adults after arterial switch for transposition of the great arteries.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The objective of this study was to assess the associations of birth weight with cardiac structure and function in adults with dextro-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) who underwent the arterial switch operation (ASO).

Methods and results

Thirty-nine ASO patients (age 24.4 ± 3.3 years) were included during routine clinical follow-up from July 2019 to December 2021. All patients underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at rest and during exercise. Early-life characteristics, including birth weight, were extracted from electronic medical health records. Linear regression analysis showed that lower birth weight was associated with smaller left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) end-diastolic volume i

SUBMITTER: Schuermans A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657249 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature