Preterm birth has sex-specific effects on autonomic modulation of heart rate variability in adult sheep.

INTRODUCTION: Globally, 11% of infants are born preterm. In adulthood, individuals born preterm are at increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but the mechanistic basis of this remains unknown. Clinically overt cardiovascular disease may be preceded by altered cardiac autonomic act...

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Main Authors: Mary Berry, Anne Jaquiery, Mark Oliver, Jane Harding, Frank Bloomfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3873460?pdf=render