Heart disease and stroke statistics—2022 update: a report from the American Heart Association

CW Tsao, AW Aday, ZI Almarzooq, A Alonso… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Heart disease and stroke statistics—2023 update: a report from the American Heart Association

CW Tsao, AW Aday, ZI Almarzooq, CAM Anderson… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Small vulnerable newborns—big potential for impact

P Ashorn, U Ashorn, Y Muthiani, S Aboubaker, S Askari… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Despite major achievements in child survival, the burden of neonatal mortality has remained
high and even increased in some countries since 1990. Currently, most neonatal deaths are …

Impact of the vulnerable preterm heart and circulation on adult cardiovascular disease risk

AJ Lewandowski, PT Levy, ML Bates, PJ McNamara… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Preterm birth accounts for over 15 million global births per year. Perinatal interventions
introduced since the early 1980s, such as antenatal glucocorticoids, surfactant, and invasive …

Physical activity modification in youth with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive narrative review

AW van Deutekom, AJ Lewandowski - Pediatric research, 2021 - nature.com
Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects nearly 1% of births. As survival rates have
dramatically improved, the majority of individuals with CHD now live into adulthood. As …

Association of preterm birth with myocardial fibrosis and diastolic dysfunction in young adulthood

AJ Lewandowski, B Raman, M Bertagnolli… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Background Preterm birth affects about 10% of live births worldwide and is associated with
cardiac alterations. Animal models of preterm birth suggest that left ventricular functional …

Physiological aspects of cardiopulmonary dysanapsis on exercise in adults born preterm

JW Duke, AJ Lewandowski, SH Abman… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Progressive improvements in perinatal care and respiratory management of preterm infants
have resulted in increased survival of newborns of extremely low gestational age over the …

2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

SS Martin, AW Aday, ZI Almarzooq, CAM Anderson… - Circulation, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Association of systolic blood pressure elevation with disproportionate left ventricular remodeling in very preterm-born young adults: the preterm heart and elevated …

A Mohamed, M Marciniak, W Williamson… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Preterm-born individuals have higher blood pressure with an increased risk of
hypertension by young adulthood, as well as potentially adverse cardiac remodeling even …

Effect of preterm birth on cardiac and cardiomyocyte growth and the consequences of antenatal and postnatal glucocorticoid treatment

A Vrselja, JJ Pillow, MJ Black - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Preterm birth coincides with a key developmental window of cardiac growth and maturation,
and thus has the potential to influence long-term cardiac function. Individuals born preterm …