Nutritional status of children with heart disease attending outpatient clinic at a tertiary health center in Lagos
Adeola Barakat Animasahun, Olubukola Ransome-Kuti, Efe Soyele, Goodness Adejare Animasahun, Peter Ubuane, Adedayo Ariyibi, Cleo Hughes-Darden, Olisamedua Fidelis Njokanma · 2026
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Animasahun and colleagues assess nutrition in children with heart disease seen at a major hospital clinic in Lagos, Nigeria. Malnutrition is a well-known partner of childhood heart disease. Hearts that work harder burn more energy, feeding is often difficult, and repeated illness steals appetite and growth at the same time.
Poor nutrition then feeds back into worse outcomes: weaker immunity, more infections, and higher risk around surgery. By measuring how common and how deep malnutrition is in this clinic group, the study gives local teams a baseline for action. Screening at every visit, the authors imply, should be routine care, not an extra.
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| CREATOR | Adeola Barakat Animasahun, Olubukola Ransome-Kuti, Efe Soyele, Goodness Adejare Animasahun, Peter Ubuane, Adedayo Ariyibi, Cleo Hughes-Darden, Olisamedua Fidelis Njokanma |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |