Identification of risk factors affecting catch-up growth after infant congenital heart disease surgery: rationale and design of a multicentre prospective cohort study in China

IntroductionSuccessful surgical treatment of congenital heart disease improves neonates’ long-term survival and leads to catch-up growth, which however does not occur in part of the patient population for largely undetermined reasons.Methods and analysisA multicentre, prospective cohort study is bei...

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Main Authors: Kuanrong Li, Wenyue Si, Huiying Liang, Caixia An, Jiajie Fan, Changying Guo, Suixin Liang, Yue Guo, Huimin Xia, Xinxin Chen, Yanna Zhu, Chunmei Hu, Yanqin Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/8/e030084.full