Placental Pathology and Blood Pressure at Age 7: A Longitudinal Discordant Twin Analysis
MVM in the placenta is associated with higher offspring blood pressure in mid-childhood, independent of parental and pregnancy characteristics that twins have in common. The findings support the role of the placenta and the intrauterine environment in the developmental origins of cardiovascular health.
Authors
- Gregory E. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7217-1082)
- Andrew Franklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8684-0219)
- Stephen E. Gilman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8331-6419)
- Alexa A. Freedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9745-7768)
- Linda M. Ernst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0104-5107)
- Ann Borders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3373-0619)
- Sadiya S. Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0643-1859)
- Lauren Keenan‐Devlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7908-2971)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- NorthShore University HealthSystem (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Endeavor Charter School (US)
- Evanston Hospital (US)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/atvbaha.124.321666
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.58