Nutrition and Growth Challenges in Children with Congenital Heart Defects
-Contributed by Aditi Srivastava
Children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) are especially susceptible to malnutrition. The pathogenesis of nutritional disorders in this population reflects a multi factorial imbalance between increased metabolic demands, reduce dietary intake and an altered nutrient absorption, or rather malabsorption. The prevalence, risk factors and underlying mechanisms...