Ambient Particle Components and Newborn Blood Pressure in Project Viva

Early Weight Gain, Linear Growth, and Mid-Childhood Blood Pressure: A Prospective Study in Project Viva.

In recent years, the prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension increased markedly among children and adolescents, highlighting the importance of identifying determinants of elevated blood pressure early in life. Low birth weight and rapid early childhood weight gain are associated with higher future blood pressure. However, few studies have examined the timing of postnatal weight gain in r...

National project of blood pressure control: Do's and don't's

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Blood pressure monitoring in the newborn.

Observations on blood pressure in newborn infants.

The measurement and recording of blood pressure in newborn babies is fraught with technical difficulties. Direct measurement from an artery is certainly the most accurate method (de Bono, 1963) but has obvious limitations, particularly if repeated observations over a period of hours or days are required. It involves entering an artery, strict asepsis, and expensive equipment for recording. Repe...

Opposing Effects of Particle Pollution, Ozone, and Ambient Temperature on Arterial Blood Pressure

BACKGROUND Diabetes increases the risk of hypertension and orthostatic hypotension and raises the risk of cardiovascular death during heat waves and high pollution episodes. OBJECTIVE We examined whether short-term exposures to air pollution (fine particles, ozone) and heat resulted in perturbation of arterial blood pressure (BP) in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS We c...