Clinical outcomes in neonates with congenital heart disease with concurrent congenital neurological anomalies.

Zareh Torabyan, Hiba El-Rahi, Catherine Y Cong, Ana C Coll, Laxmi V Ghimire

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Zareh TorabyanDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Campus, Fresno, CA, USA.

Hiba El-RahiDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Campus, Fresno, CA, USA.

Catherine Y CongDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Campus, Fresno, CA, USA.

Ana C CollDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, Fresno campus, Fresno, CA, USA.

Laxmi V GhimireDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, Fresno campus, Fresno, CA, USA. laxmi.ghimire@ucsf.edu.

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introductionChildren with congenital heart diseases(CHD) may be born with major extracardiac congenital anomalies. We hypothesized that neonates with CHD with concurrent central nervous system congenital lesions (CNS) experience worse clinical outcomes compared to those with isolated CHD.

methodsWe used the National Inpatient Sample database for the years 2016-2020 to examine the incidence of CHD and CNS lesions among neonates. We further categorized CHD into simple lesions, complex biventricular lesions, and single ventricle lesions. We used descriptive statistics to compare the characteristics of neonates with isolated CHD vs. those with central nervous system anomalies. We then created logistic regression models accounting for important confounding factors to calculate the risk of central nervous system anomalies in outcomes in neonates with CHD.

resultsWe retrieved 564,085 neonates with CHD and found 22,065 with concurrent CNS lesions. In-hospital mortality was significantly higher in combined CHD and CNS cases 9.0%(n = 1990) vs. isolated CHD 2.5%, (n = 13710), P = 0.001. Mortality was higher in those children who underwent surgical repair vs. those without surgical repair for CHD for each category of CHD severity. Major clinical complications were more frequent in cases with CNS involvement.

conclusionsNeonates born with CHD and CNS anomalies experience higher morbidity and mortality compared to those with isolated CHD.

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Heart Defects, CongenitalNervous System MalformationsDatabases, FactualFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceInfant, NewbornMaleUnited StatesCentral nervous system anomaliesClinical outcomesCongenital heart diseaseInternational classification of diseasesTenth revisionUnited states

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PMID41039243

DOI10.1186/s12887-025-06088-4

PMCPMC12492530

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