Fetal growth restriction shortens cardiac telomere length, but this is attenuated by exercise in early life.

S A BoothGlenn David WadleyF Z MarquesM E WlodekF J Charchar

Published in: Physiological genomics (2018)

Growth restriction shortens cardiac telomere length, reflecting the cardiac pathologies associated with low birth weight. Exercise in early life may offer long-term protective effects on cardiac telomere length, which could help prevent CVD in later life.

Keyphrases

early life
low birth weight
left ventricular
preterm infants
high intensity
preterm birth
human milk
resistance training
atrial fibrillation