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Genetic factors are important determinants of impaired growth after infant cardiac surgery.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - 1 Jul 2010
Burnham Nancy, Ittenbach Richard F, Stallings Virginia A, Gerdes Marsha, Zackai Elaine, Bernbaum Judy, Clancy Robert R, Gaynor J William
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OBJECTIVES: We sought to estimate the prevalence and identify the predictors of impaired growth after infant cardiac surgery. METHODS: We performed a secondary analysis of a prospective study of the role of apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms on neurodevelopment in young children after infant cardiac surgery. Prevalence estimates for growth velocity were derived by using anthropometric measures (weight and head...
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