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