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ArticlePediatric research2022

Altered erythropoiesis in newborns with congenital heart disease.

Stephanie Y Tseng, Zhiqian Gao, Theodosia A Kalfa, Nicholas J Ollberding, Sammy Tabbah, Regina Keller, James F Cnota

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Article in Pediatric research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Stephanie Y TsengThe Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Zhiqian GaoThe Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Theodosia A KalfaDivision of Hematology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Nicholas J OllberdingDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Sammy TabbahDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Regina KellerThe Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
James F CnotaThe Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. James.Cnota@cchmc.org.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center · USUniversity of Cincinnati · US

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Abstract

backgroundFetal hypoxia has been implicated in fetal growth restriction in congenital heart disease (CHD) and leads to stress erythropoiesis in utero. The objective is to assess erythropoiesis and its association with growth in newborns with CHD.

methodsFetuses with prenatally diagnosed CHD from 2013 to 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Pregnancies with multiple gestation, genetic abnormalities, major extra-cardiac anomalies, and placental abruption were excluded. Complete blood count tests at birth were compared to published normative values. Spearman correlation assessed associations of red blood cell (RBC) indices with birth anthropometrics and prenatal Doppler measures.

resultsA total of 160 newborns were included. Median gestational age was 38.3 (37.3, 39.0) weeks. Infants ≥37 weeks gestation had lower hemoglobin (Hgb), hematocrit, and elevated nucleated RBC (nRBC), mean corpuscular volume, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin compared to reference. No differences in RBC indices were observed in infants <34 and 34-37 weeks gestation. There was no difference in Hgb and nRBC between CHD subgroups. Neither Hgb nor nRBC were associated with birth anthropometrics or Doppler patterns.

conclusionsTerm infants with CHD demonstrated multiple alterations in erythrocyte indices suggesting ineffective stress erythropoiesis in late gestation resulting in lower Hgb at birth. Altered erythropoiesis was not correlated to growth or Doppler patterns. IMPACT: Newborns with congenital heart disease (CHD) born at term gestation demonstrated altered erythropoiesis. Term newborns with CHD have decreased hemoglobin levels despite having red blood cell indices consistent with stress erythropoiesis, suggesting an incomplete compensatory response to in utero physiologic disturbances associated with CHD. The etiology is unknown; however, it may be influenced by multiple risk factors during pregnancy in the maternal-fetal dyad. Alterations in red blood cell indices were not associated with outcomes of fetal growth.

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ErythropoiesisHeart Defects, CongenitalFemaleFetal Growth RetardationGestational AgeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornPlacentaPregnancyRetrospective Studies

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PMID33531673
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