Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0303 |
| Title: | Growth in utero, adult blood pressure, and arterial compliance |
| Author(s): | Martyn CN, Barker DJP, et al. |
| Reference: | Br Heart J 1995; 73: 116-21 |
| Place of Study: | UK |
| Abstract: | 337 men and women born in the same hospital (Sheffield) between 1939 and 1940 were included in this study. It appears that impairment of fetal growth is associated with raised blood pressure in adult life and decreased compliance in the arteries of the trunk and the legs. |
| Keyword(s): | arterial compliance, birth weight, Blood pressure |
| Discussion: | No discussion mentioned for this entry |
| See Also: | 0299 |
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