Background: Preterm birth and low birthweight have been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in young adults. Endothelial dysfunction is established as an early marker for developm
Met Syn: metabolic syndrome; n: number of participants in each category; FMD: flow-mediated vasodilation; FMDadjusted :FMD adjusted for age; ED: endothelial dysfunction; CI: 95% confidence interval. A
The arterial endothelium’s response to its flow environment is critical to vascular homeostasis. The endothelial glycocalyx has been shown to play a major role in mechanotransduction, but the extent t