title: Cardiovascular phenotype in extremely low birth weight infants: long-term consequences.
abstract: Low birth weight, a possible consequence of prematurity at birth or intrauterine growth restriction, has been recently recognized as an emerging risk factor to develop cardiovascular (CV) future adverse events. Our aim was to perform a short review about the studies conducted in order to evaluate the CV risk profile of a specific subpopulation of infants suffering from low birth weight, that is those having a birth weight less than 1,000 g, called extremely low birth weight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Neurological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. piercard@inwind.it
authors.forename: Pier Paolo
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Bassareo
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fanos
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crisafulli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mura
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mercuro
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D010641:Phenotype; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors