Tracking of structural and functional cardiac measures from infancy into school-age.
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SUBMITTER: Toemen L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5574494 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
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Tracking of structural and functional cardiac measures from infancy into school-age.
Toemen Liza L Gaillard Romy R van Osch-Gevers Lennie L Helbing Willem A WA Hofman Albert A Jaddoe Vincent Wv VW
European journal of preventive cardiology 20170612 13
Objective Cardiac structure and function are important predictors for cardiovascular disease in adults. Not much is known about tracking of cardiac measures, other than left ventricular mass, from early life onwards. We examined whether and to what extent cardiac measures track from infancy into school-age. Methods We performed a population-based prospective cohort study among 1072 children. Aortic root diameter, left atrial diameter, left ventricular mass, relative wall thickness and fractional ...[more]
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