Preoperative iron status and its association with adverse outcomes in pediatric congenital heart disease
Huayan Shen, Qiyu He, Sirui Zhou, Wenke Li, Yuze Liu, Zhou Zhou, Shoujun Li · 2026
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Huayan Shen and co-authors published this 2026 study of iron levels in young children facing heart surgery. The children, aged one month to five years, all had heart defects present from birth. Too little or too much iron is linked to worse heart outcomes, but its role in these children was unclear.
The team reviewed 8,065 patients treated at one large center between 2017 and 2022. About 23 percent had low iron, and 12 percent were anemic before surgery. Children whose defects turned their skin blue had more iron shortage but less anemia. The study links iron measures taken before surgery with how children fared afterward, to guide checks and care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Huayan Shen, Qiyu He, Sirui Zhou, Wenke Li, Yuze Liu, Zhou Zhou, Shoujun Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |