Characterization of Sex-Specific Differences in Cardiovascular Adaptation in the First Three Years of Life

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/569285

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Male babies born significantly premature are up to twice likely to die than females. The reasons for this are unknown. This study will determine the cardiovascular differences in male and female babies born preterm and will examine how they adapt over the first 5 days. Defining the mechanisms that contribute to the difference in mortality between the sexes will also show how changes starting around birth affect the way the blood pressure system functions for life, a major lifetime stroke risk.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $567,725.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Paediatrics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Cardiovascular | Microvascular | Pre-term Neonates | adrenal insufficiency | glucocorticoids | hypotension | mortality | prematurity | programmed hypertension | programming

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