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ey0017.9-11 | Premature Aging, Cardiometabolic Fitness and Cardiovascular Damage | ESPEYB17

9.11. Retinal vessel analysis as a novel screening tool to identify childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors at risk of cardiovascular disease

MS Azanan , S Chandrasekaran , ES Rosli , LL Chua , L Oh , TF Chin , TY Yap , R Rajagopal , R Rajasuriar , T MacGillivray , E Trucco , N Ramli , TA Kamalden , H Ariffin

To read the full abstract: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020;10.1097/MPH.0000000000001766. doi:10.1097/MPH.0000000000001766 [published online ahead of print, 2020 Feb 28]. taftkamalden@um.edu.myChildhood cancer survivors (CCS) have a markedly increased incidence of early cardiovascular disease (CVD). Changes in retinal vessel diameter are associa...

ey0017.2-20 | Fetal and Neonatal Cortisol Physiology | ESPEYB17

2.20. Complications of antenatal corticosteroids in infants born by early term scheduled cesarean section

K Gupta , R Rajagopal , F King , D Simmons

To read the full abstract: Diabetes Care. 2020 Apr;43(4):906–908. doi: 10.2337/dc19-2126. Epub 2020 Jan 23. PMID: 31974101Antenatal corticosteroid administration prior to planned cesarean section in early labour reduces by >50% the risk of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit for respiratory distress syndrome and transient tachypnea of the newborn. However, among pregnant women wit...