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World J Clin Pediatr. Jun 9, 2026; 15(2): 118127
Published online Jun 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v15.i2.118127
Published online Jun 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v15.i2.118127
Nutritional status of children with heart disease attending outpatient clinic at a tertiary health center in Lagos
Adeola Barakat Animasahun, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Lagos 23401, Nigeria
Adeola Barakat Animasahun, Olubukola Ransome-Kuti, Efe Soyele, Goodness Adejare Animasahun, Peter Ubuane, Olisamedua Fidelis Njokanma, Department of Pediatrics, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos 23401, Nigeria
Adedayo Ariyibi, Cleo Hughes-Darden, Department of Biology, SCMNS, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, United States
Author contributions: Animasahun AB, Ransome-Kuti O, and Animasahun GA designed the research study; Animasahun AB, Ransome-Kuti O, Soyele E, Ubuane P, and Njokanma OF performed the research; Animasahun AB, Ransome-Kuti O, Animasahun GA, and Ariyibi A performed the analysis and interpretation of the data; Animasahun AB, Ransome-Kuti O, Hughes-Darden C, and Njokanma OF drafted the manuscript with critical review of the manuscript. All the authors approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: Ethical approval was obtained from the Health Research and Ethics Committee of LREC with approval number LREC/06/10/2122.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: Data is available on request.
Corresponding author: Adeola Barakat Animasahun, PhD, Consultant, FACC, Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos 23401, Nigeria. deoladebo@yahoo.com
Received: December 24, 2025
Revised: January 19, 2026
Accepted: February 26, 2026
Published online: June 9, 2026
Processing time: 140 Days and 16.5 Hours
Revised: January 19, 2026
Accepted: February 26, 2026
Published online: June 9, 2026
Processing time: 140 Days and 16.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Malnutrition harms growth, immunity, and outcomes; assessing nutrition is vital in pediatric heart disease. Malnutrition significantly contributes to poor growth, impaired immunity, increased susceptibility to infections, and adverse clinical outcomes, including a higher perioperative risk. Assessing nutritional status is essential for optimizing management and long-term prognosis in children with congenital and acquired heart diseases.