Comparison of Blood Pressure and Kidney Markers between Adolescent Former Preterm Infants and Term Controls

• Main Authors: Eveline Staub (Author), Natalie Urfer-Maurer (Author), Sakari Lemola (Author), Lorenz Risch (Author), Katrina S. Evers (Author), Tatjana Welzel (Author), Marc Pfister (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Preterm infants are at an increased risk of developing hypertension and chronic kidney disease later in life. No recommendations exist for blood pressure (BP) and renal follow up for these patients. Aim: To compare BP and serum and urinary kidney markers between preterm-born adolescents...