{"id":11848,"date":"2016-09-25T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=11848"},"modified":"2016-09-25T02:42:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T07:42:49","slug":"american-heart-association-says-preterm-birth-leads-to-smaller-kidneys-higher-blood-pressure-in-adulthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2016\/09\/25\/american-heart-association-says-preterm-birth-leads-to-smaller-kidneys-higher-blood-pressure-in-adulthood\/","title":{"rendered":"American Heart Association says Preterm Birth leads to Smaller Kidneys, Higher Blood Pressure in Adulthood"},"content":{"rendered":"

American Heart Association Meeting Report Abstract 134<\/h2>\n

\"AmericanOrlando, FL<\/strong> – Premature birth cuts short kidney development, resulting in smaller kidney size and higher blood pressure in adulthood, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association\u2019s Council on Hypertension 2016 Scientific Sessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdults born preterm may not present with the \u2018classical\u2019 risk factors for heart disease, but they are at increased risk of hypertension and insulin resistance and certainly require regular medical follow-up,\u201d said Anne Monique Nuyt, M.D., senior author of the study and head of the division of neonatology at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital and Research Center of the University of Montreal, Canada.<\/p>\n

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Being born extremely early leads to smaller kidneys and higher blood pressure in adulthood. (American Heart Association)<\/p><\/div>\n

Researchers compared kidney<\/a> size, function, and blood pressure in 40 adults (average age 23.6) born at 29 weeks of gestation or earlier with 40 adults (average age 23.3) born at full term.<\/p>\n

They found that young adults born preterm had:<\/h3>\n