Association between Birth Characteristics and Cardiovascular Autonomic Function at Mid-Life.

Association between Birth Characteristics and Cardiovascular Autonomic Function at Mid-Life.

BACKGROUND:Low birth weight is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. As abnormal cardiac autonomic function is a common feature in cardiovascular diseases, we tested the hypothesis that low birth weight may also be associated with poorer cardiac autonomic functio...

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Main Authors: Nelli Perkiömäki, Juha Auvinen, Mikko P Tulppo, Arto J Hautala, Juha Perkiömäki, Ville Karhunen, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Katri Puukka, Aimo Ruokonen, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Heikki V Huikuri, Antti M Kiviniemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4994955?pdf=render

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