Exercise Improves Myocardial Deformation But Not Cardiac Structure in Preterm-Born Adults

• Published in: JACC. Advances (Online) Vol. 4; no. 5; p. 101721
• Main Authors: Lapidaire, Winok, Mohamed, Afifah, Williamson, Wilby, Huckstep, Odaro J., Alsharqi, Maryam, Tan, Cheryl M.J., Burden, Samuel, Dockerill, Cameron, Woodward, William, McCourt, Annabelle, Burchert, Holger, Kenworthy, Yvonne, Biasiolli, Luca, Dawes, Helen, Foster, Charlie, Leeson, Paul, Lewandowski, Adam J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.05.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: blood pressure; cardiac remodeling; Cardiovascular; cardiovascular disease; exercise intervention; hypertension; preterm birth; preterm birth; SBP; blood pressure; cardiovascular disease; RV; ECG; CMR; LV; SSFP; FDR; cardiac remodeling; exercise intervention; hypertension; BMI; right ventricular; body mass index; systolic blood pressure; steady-state free precession; cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; electrocardiogram; left ventricular; false discovery rate

People born preterm (<37 weeks' gestation) have a potentially adverse cardiac phenotype that progresses with blood pressure elevation. The authors investigated whether preterm-born and term-born adults exhibit similar cardiac structural and functional remodeling following a 16-week aerobic e...