The influence of pregnancy complications on fetal and neonatal cardiovascular development

Thesis

It is becoming increasingly clear that exposure to pregnancy complications such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and premature birth (birth before 37 weeks gestation) have a long term and specific effect on future cardiovascular disease development and risk in the offspring. Those born to a preeclamptic pregnancy have been shown to have double the risk of stroke in adulthood and studies have consistently shown an increase in blood pressure in these individuals. Higher blood pressure...

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Authors: Aye, C

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford