Despite advances in acute management and prevention of cerebrovascular disease, stroke
and vascular cognitive impairment together remain the world's leading cause of death and …

The “developmental origins of health and disease”(DOHaD) hypothesis refers to the
influence of early developmental exposures and fetal growth on the risk of chronic diseases …

There is growing recognition that the heart is a key contributor to the pathophysiology of
congenital diaphragmatic hernia, in conjunction with developmental abnormalities of the …

Abstract Background and Aims Low birth weight is a common pregnancy complication,
which has been associated with higher risk of cardiometabolic disease in later life. Prior …

BACKGROUND: Hypertensive pregnancy disorders are associated with adverse cardiac
remodeling, which can fail to reverse in the postpartum period in some women. The …

Globally, preterm birth affects more than one in every 10 live births. Although the short‐term
cardiopulmonary complications of prematurity are well known, long‐term health effects are …

Background Antenatal conditions that are linked with preterm birth, such as intrauterine
inflammation, can influence fetal cardiac development thereby rendering the heart more …

Background High and low birth weight are independently associated with increased
cardiovascular disease risk in adulthood. Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential …

Objective To examine associations of birth weight with clinical and imaging indicators of
cardiovascular health and evaluate mechanistic pathways in the UK Biobank. Methods …

New Findings What is the topic of this review? Studies using cardiovascular magnetic
resonance imaging and echocardiography to investigate cardiac alterations at rest and …