ArticlePediatric research2023
Higher blood pressure in adolescent boys after very preterm birth and fetal growth restriction.
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- Hydrocortisone administration in preterm infants is not associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in childhood.Pediatric research · 2026Trial
- From Neonatal History to Adult Cardiovascular Risk: Preterm Birth as a Lifelong Risk Enhancer.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Impact of growth hormone therapy on ambulatory blood pressure in small-for-gestational-age children.Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism · 2026Article
- Placental Insufficiency and Neonatal Vulnerability: Organ-Specific Mechanisms Shaping Early-Life Health.The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research · 2026Review
- Prenatal factors shaping adolescent cardiovascular function and cardiometabolic risk trajectories.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- The correlation of umbilical cord blood quality and placental function with neonatal outcomes in fetal growth restriction.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Disease burden and rehabilitation needs of preterm newborns in China from 1990 to 2021: trend analysis, factor decomposition, attributable risk factors, and projections toward 2035.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Plasma biomarkers of inflammation associate with blood pressure and arterial stiffness in adolescents after very preterm birth.Cardiovascular research · 2024Article
- Early-Onset Fetal Growth Restriction Increases Left Ventricular Sphericity in Adolescents Born Very Preterm.Pediatric cardiology · 2024Article
- Birth History and the Risk for Development of Hypertension in Adolescence.Kidney international reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough preterm birth predisposes for cardiovascular disease, recent studies in children indicate normal blood pressure and arterial stiffness. This prospective cohort study therefore assessed blood pressure and arterial stiffness in adolescents born very preterm due to verified fetal growth restriction (FGR).
methodsAdolescents (14 (13-17) years; 52% girls) born very preterm with FGR (preterm FGR; n = 24) and two control groups born with appropriate birth weight (AGA), one in similar gestation (preterm AGA; n = 27) and one at term (term AGA; n = 28) were included. 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) and distensibility by magnetic resonance imaging were acquired.
resultsThere were no group differences in prevalence of hypertension or in arterial stiffness (all p ≥ 0.1). In boys, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressures increased from term AGA to preterm AGA to preterm FGR with higher daytime and 24-hour mean arterial blood pressures in the preterm FGR as compared to the term AGA group. In girls, no group differences were observed (all p ≥ 0.1).
conclusionsVery preterm birth due to FGR is associated with higher, yet normal blood pressure in adolescent boys, suggesting an existing but limited impact of very preterm birth on cardiovascular risk in adolescence, enhanced by male sex and FGR. IMPACT: Very preterm birth due to fetal growth restriction was associated with higher, yet normal blood pressure in adolescent boys. In adolescence, very preterm birth due to fetal growth restriction was not associated with increased thoracic aortic stiffness. In adolescence, very preterm birth in itself showed an existing but limited effect on blood pressure and thoracic aortic stiffness. Male sex and fetal growth restriction enhanced the effect of preterm birth on blood pressure in adolescence. Male sex and fetal growth restriction should be considered as additional risk factors to that of preterm birth in cardiovascular risk stratification.
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