Effect of Maternal Prepregnancy/Early‐Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Pregnancy Smoking and Alcohol on Congenital Heart Diseases: A Parental Negative Control Study

Background Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are the most common congenital anomaly. The causes of CHDs are largely unknown. Higher prenatal body mass index (BMI), smoking, and alcohol consumption are associated with increased risk of CHDs. Whether these are causal is unclear. Methods and Results Sev...

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Main Authors: Kurt Taylor, Ahmed Elhakeem, Johanna Lucia Thorbjørnsrud Nader, Tiffany C. Yang, Elena Isaevska, Lorenzo Richiardi, Tanja Vrijkotte, Angela Pinot de Moira, Deirdre M. Murray, Daragh Finn, Dan Mason, John Wright, Sam Oddie, Nel Roeleveld, Jennifer R. Harris, Anne‐Marie Nybo Andersen, Massimo Caputo, Deborah A. Lawlor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.020051