Prenatal alcohol exposure and the associated risk of elevated blood pressure: A cross-sectional analysis of 3 to 17-year- olds in Germany.

CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to our initial hypothesis, PAE reduces the risk of pre-hypertension. Animal studies suggest that vasodilation is induced by nitric oxide in small quantities of PAE.
PMID: 31269195 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Hypertension - July 2, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Arnold C, Ullrich C, Wensing M, Pfinder M Tags: Am J Hypertens Source Type: research