在宫内生长限制后,青春期末血管生长受损
J Brodszki1, T Länne, K Marsál
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Lund, Lund, Sweden. jana.brodszki@gyn.lu.se
Circulation
|May 11, 2005
概括
有异常血流的胎儿的子宫内生长限制 (IUGR) 与青春期更小的血管和更高的心率有关. 这些血管变化可能会影响成年人的长期心血管健康.
科学领域:
- 心血管生理学心血管生理学
- 胎儿的发育 胎儿的发育
- 血管生物学 血管生物学
背景情况:
- 宫内生长限制 (IUGR) 是通过胎儿血流异常诊断的,对于妊娠年龄来说小的胎儿.
- 以前的研究表明,IUGR的潜在长期健康后果.
研究的目的:
- 调查是否IUGR与异常的胎儿血流与持续的异常血管形态和功能进入青春期有关.
主要方法:
- 一项前性研究评估了血管机械特性 (常见的动脉,腹腔大动脉,形大动脉) 使用回声跟踪声学在有或没有IUGR史和胎儿大动脉血流异常的青少年.
- 腕动脉的内皮依赖和独立的血管扩张通过高分辨率超声波测量.
主要成果:
- 与对照人群相比,患有IUGR的青少年在腹部大动脉和尾动脉中表现出显著较小的末端透析血管直径.
- 在IUGR组中观察到较小的常见动脉尺寸的趋势.
- IUGR组的静止心率较高,但两组之间没有发现动脉硬或血管扩张的显著差异.
结论:
- 由胎盘缺陷引起的IUGR与血管生长受损有关,这种疾病持续到年轻成人.
- 观察到的较小的大动脉尺寸和具有IUGR病史的青少年静止心率升高可能会对未来的心血管健康产生影响.
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