Antenatal glucocorticoid exposure and long-term alterations in aortic function and glucose metabolism

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Kelly, Brenda A ^a   Lewandowski, Adam J ^a   Worton, Stephanie A ^a   Davis, Esther F ^a   Lazdam, Merzaka ^a   Francis, Jane ^a   Neubauer, Stefan ^a   Lucas, Alan ^b   Singhal, Atul ^b   Leeson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal glucocorticoids; Aortic stiffness; Cardiac function; Preterm infants; Programming

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AORTA; AORTA ARCH; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS ISLET CELL FUNCTION; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE;

ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860564287     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-3175     Document Type: Article

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