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Table 4 Cardiovascular endpoint measurements

From: BReastfeeding Attitude and Volume Optimization (BRAVO) trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

 

Methods

Arterial segment

Timing

Vascular ultrasound

Carotid artery

 

48 to 60 months

Arterial stiffness: pulse wave velocity, augmentation index

Arteriography

 

48 to 60 months

Blood pressure

Oscillometric device

Brachial artery

2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months, 48 to 60 months

Cardiac function: cardiac output, LV systolic/diastolic function, RV diastolic function

Echocardiography

-

48 to 60 months

  1. LV left ventricle, RV right ventricle