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Increased aortic stiffness and elevated blood pressure in response to exercise in adult survivors of prematurity
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Increased aortic stiffness and elevated blood pressure in response to exercise in adult survivors of prematurity

Christopher R Barnard, Matthew Peters, Amy L Sindler, Emily T Farrell, Kim R Baker, Mari Palta, Harald M Stauss, John M Dagle, Jeffrey Segar, Gary L Pierce, …
Physiological reports, Vol.8(12), pp.e14462-n/a
06/19/2020
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14462
PMCID: PMC7305240
PMID: 32562387
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https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14462View
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Abstract

The long-term consequences of prematurity are not well understood. We found that adult survivors of prematurity have increased blood pressure during exercise and evidence of arterial stiffening.
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