[The cardiovascular risk in children with congenital heart disease].
We aimed to study the prevalence of risk factors of atherosclerosis as defined in the INTERHEART study, in children with congenital heart disease.


METHODS
a cross-sectional study performed in 262 children aged from 3 to 18 years old, with an operated or non-operated congenital heart disease. They all responded to a standardized questionnaire on their lifestyle and family history of atherosclerotic disease.


RESULTS
A majority of patients presented risk factors: insufficient physical activity (89.0%), lack of daily intake of fruits and vegetables (43.1%), stress (31.3%), familial risk of hypercholesterolemia (14.1%), overweight (7.6%), active smoking (20.6% in teenagers after 14 years old), hypertension (2.3%). These children had a mean of 1.9 + 1.0 risk factors.


CONCLUSIONS
A majority of children with congenital heart disease have risk factors of atherosclerosis. The results of this study highlight the importance of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases prevention in these young patients.
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Service de cardiologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgique. martial.massin@huderf.be
D000293:Adolescent; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000235:genetics; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D050177:Overweight; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014675:Vegetables