Background Neonatal heart rate variability (HRV) is widely used as a research tool.
However, HRV calculation methods are highly variable making it difficult for comparisons …

Objective To investigate the association between early life exposures during the first 1000
days (conception to age 24 months) and aortic intima-media thickness (aIMT), an early …

Background Genomic technologies can be subject to significant batch-effects which are
known to reduce experimental power and to potentially create false positive results. The …

Background Epigenetic aging is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease,
cancer, and all-cause mortality and may be a mechanistic link between early-life exposures …

Introduction There is a strong association between gestational obesity and fetal cardiac
dysfunction, while the exact mechanisms remain largely unknown. The purpose of this study …

Objectives Both excessive and restricted fetal growth are associated with changes in cardiac
geometry and function at birth. There are significant issues when indexing cardiac …

Background Aortic intima‐media thickness (aIMT) measurement is an established indicator
of preclinical atherosclerosis. We aimed to describe the aIMT in infants with congenital heart …

Food production greatly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), but there remain
concerns that consuming environmentally sustainable foods can increase the likelihood of …

Background With the rapid development of perinatal medicine and neonatal resuscitation
technology, neonatal mortality gradually reduces, but sepsis is still a neonatal critical illness …

Adults who were born preterm are at increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular
disease in later life. Infants born late preterm are the majority of preterm births; however, the …