Types of cardiovascular test
Figure 3 shows the types of cardiovascular test undertaken according to age of participants at follow-up. Blood pressure (either peripheral or central) was assessed in eighteen studies, echocardiography in eight studies, heart rate in five studies, electrocardiogram (ECG) in three studies and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in one study. Several studies assessed more than one outcome measure and/or determined outcome measures at more than one time point.