Evidence of arteriolar narrowing in low-birth-weight children.

Paul Mitchell; Gerald Liew; Elena Rochtchina; Jie Jin Wang; Dana Robaei; Ning Cheung; Tien Y Wong

doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.747329

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Evidence of arteriolar narrowing in low-birth-weight children.

Authors

Mitchell, Paul
Liew, Gerald
Rochtchina, Elena
Wang, Jie Jin
Robaei, Dana
Cheung, Ning
Wong, Tien Y

Type

Published Article

Journal

Circulation

Publisher

Ovid Technologies Wolters Kluwer -American Heart Association

Publication Date

Jul 29, 2008

Volume

118

Issue

5

Pages

518–524

Identifiers

DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.747329

PMID: 18625895

Source

Medline

License

Unknown

Abstract

Children who had lower birth weight, shorter birth length, and smaller head circumference had narrower retinal arteriolar calibers. These data support the concept that poor in utero growth may have an adverse influence on microvascular structure.

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