Preterm Birth is Associated With Increased Blood Pressure in Young Adult Women

Background While there is some evidence of elevated blood pressure later in life in preterm survivors, data on adult women are still lacking. Thus, we assessed the associations between preterm birth and blood pressure in young adult women. Methods and Results We studied 5232 young adult women who vo...

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Main Authors: Loren Skudder‐Hill, Fredrik Ahlsson, Maria Lundgren, Wayne S. Cutfield, José G. B. Derraik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.012274