How Preterm Birth Can Lead To Higher Blood Pressure In Adulthood
Premature birth cuts short kidney development — resulting in smaller kidneys and higher blood pressure in adulthood, according to a study presented Thursday at the American Heart Association’s Council on Hyp
How Preterm Birth Can Lead To Higher Blood Pressure In Adulthood
Premature birth cuts short kidney development — resulting in smaller kidneys and higher blood pressure in adulthood, according to a study presented Thursday at the American Heart Association’s Council on Hypertension 2016 Scientific Sessions.
“Adults born preterm may not present with the ‘classic’ risk factors for heart disease, but they are at increased risk of hypertension and insulin resistance and certainly require regular medical follow-up,” said Anne Monique Nuyt, M.D., senior author of the study and head of the Division of Neonatology at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital and Research Center of the University of Montreal, Canada.
Researchers compared kidney size, function and blood pressure in 40 adults born at 29 weeks of gestation or earlier to 40 adults born at full term. They found that young adults born preterm had: