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Cardiovascular phenotype in extremely low birth weight infants: long-term consequences.
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians - 1 Oct 2011
Bassareo Pier Paolo, Fanos Vassilios, Crisafulli Antonio, Mura Roberto, Mercuro Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Low birth weight, a possible consequence of prematurity at birth or intrauterine growth restriction, has been recently recognized as an emerging risk factor to develop cardiovascular (CV) future adverse events. Our aim was to perform a short review about the studies conducted in order to evaluate the CV risk profile of a specific subpopulation of infants suffering from low birth weight, that is those having a...
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