Birth weight and cardiac function assessed by echocardiography in adolescence: Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.
Simon TimpkaA D HughesN ChaturvediP W FranksD A LawlorJ W Rich-EdwardsA FraserPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2020)
Higher birth weight adjusted for sex and gestational age was associated with differences in measures of diastolic function in adolescence, but the observed associations were small. It remains to be determined the extent to which these associations translate into increased susceptibility to cardiovascular disease later in life. © 2018 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Keyphrases
- birth weight
- gestational age
- cardiovascular disease
- left ventricular
- weight gain
- preterm birth
- magnetic resonance imaging
- depressive symptoms
- young adults
- blood pressure
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- ultrasound guided
- computed tomography
- pulmonary hypertension
- type diabetes
- body mass index
- heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- ejection fraction
- physical activity
- atrial fibrillation