Reduced brachial flow-mediated vasodilation in young adult ex extremely low birth weight preterm: A condition predictive of increased cardiovascular risk?

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages 121-124

  Bassareo, P P ^a   Fanos, V ^a   Puddu, M ^a   Demuru, P ^a   Cadeddu, F ^a   Balzarini, M ^a   Mercuro, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957942604     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2010.506811     Document Type: Article

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