Background: This review aims to summarize associations of the perinatal environment with
arterial biophysical properties in childhood, to elucidate possible perinatal origins of adult …

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 …

Intra-uterine growth restriction and preterm birth can lead to cardiovascular diseases in
adulthood. Preterm birth and intra-uterine growth restriction induce long-term changes in …

Preterm birth, low birth weight and poor foetal nutrition have been linked to cardiovascular
disease, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We explored prematurity and …

Importance Fetal life and infancy might be critical periods for predisposing individuals to
develop cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Objective To examine the associations of fetal …

Objective: Although some studies have observed an association between birthweight and
cardiovascular disease in adulthood, fewer have investigated whether birthweight is linked …

Background and aims Certain exposures and risk factors during the first 1,000 days of life
are known to influence future cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) …

Objective: Our aim was to investigate possible associations between birth weight (BW) and
markers of central hemodynamics in adult life such as carotid-femoral Pulse Wave Velocity …

Background Abnormal fetal growth is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in
adulthood. We investigated the effect of fetal programming on arterial health and …

Methods In this prospective cohort study, we assessed the arteries of 182 children exposed
(46 had an early onset, with a diagnosis before 34 gestational weeks, and 136 had a late …