Brain volumes in fetuses with congenital heart disease and placental vascular abnormalities
Smaller brain volumes for CHD fetuses with placental and genetic abnormalities may suggest common genetic pathways affect placental, heart, and brain development, or that genetic abnormalities heighten vulnerability when placental changes occur.
Authors
- Kaylin Taylor
- David Wypij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8367-8711)
- Valerie Rofeberg
- Reem S. Chamseddine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3046-1655)
- Cynthia M. Ortinau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0851-0796)
- Kaysi Herrera Pujols
- Anthony Odibo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-450X)
- Nicholas Hart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6863-585X)
- Ali Gholipour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7699-4564)
- J. S. Shimony
- Clemente Velasco-Annis
- Louise Wilkins-Haug
- Caitlin K. Rollins
- Nankee Kumar
- Jane W. Newburger
- Erin A. O’Brien
- Joshua Litwin
- Karem Kennedy
- Sarah U. Morton
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Brooklyn Hospital Center (US)
- St. Louis Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Truman Medical Center (US)
- Mallinckrodt (United States) (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Perinatology
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-026-02601-4
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Children's Discovery Institute
- National Institutes of Health
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis