Birth size and arterial compliance in young adults

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作者
Montgomery, AA
Ben-Shlomo, Y
McCarthy, A
Davies, D
Elwood, P
Smith, GD
机构
[1] Univ Bristol, Dept Clin Med, Bristol BS8 2PR, Avon, England
[2] Univ Bristol, Dept Social Med, Bristol BS8 2PR, Avon, England
[3] Univ Wales Coll Med, Dept Child Hlth, Cardiff, S Glam, Wales
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10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02385-0
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Impaired fetal growth may cause reduced compliance of the aorta and other large arteries, and predispose an individual to higher blood pressure In later life. We found that neither low birth size nor Interaction between birth size and adult size were associated with arterial pulse-wave velocity in men and women aged 25 years.
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