Background The first 1,000 days of life, ie, from conception to age 2 years, could be a critical
period for cardiovascular health. Increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a …

A growing body of evidence has clearly demonstrated that maternal nutrition can strongly
determine the susceptibility to the development of metabolic diseases in offspring. With the …

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have recently been shown to exert their effects on multiple
pathological processes by acting as microRNA (miRNA) sponges. However, the roles of …

Background Hyperglycaemic disorders of pregnancy are associated with offspring
cardiovascular alterations. Methods MySweetHeart cohort study aimed to assess the effect …

Aims/hypotheses This longitudinal analysis evaluated the independent and joint
associations of any breastfeeding (BF) or exclusive BF (EBF) and intake of sugar-sweetened …

Background It is known that gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)-complicated pregnancies
could affect maternal cardiometabolic health after delivery, resulting in hepatic dysfunction …

Featured Application The proposal to use intima-media thickness as a non-invasive and cost-
efficient biomarker of subclinical atherosclerosis in obese children. Abstract Given the …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a detrimental condition for human pregnancy
associated with endothelial dysfunction and endothelial inflammation in the fetoplacental …

Aim To examine the structural and functional changes of the fetal heart in gestational
diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to evaluate the power of fetal cardiac Doppler parameters in …

Objective Hyperglycaemia during pregnancy is associated with cardiometabolic risks for the
mother and the offspring. Mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have signs of …