Objective To evaluate cardiovascular and metabolic features of offspring conceived by in
vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI). Design Literature review and …

Lifestyle and genetic background are well known risk factors of cardiovascular disease
(CVD). A third contributing factor is suboptimal fetal development, due to nutrient or oxygen …

Background: Growing evidence exists about the fetal and environmental origins of
hypertension, but mainly limited to single-exposure studies. The exposome has been …

Hypertension is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease that constitutes a serious
worldwide health concern and a significant healthcare burden. As the majority of …

Delaying pregnancy, which is on the rise, may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in
both women and their children. The physiological mechanisms that lead to these effects are …

This study aims to characterize longitudinal blood pressure (BP) trajectories from childhood
in black–white and sex groups and examine the association between childhood level …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR, a pregnancy complication where the fetus does not
reach its genetic growth potential) is a leading cause of fetal morbidity and mortality with a …

Background: Adverse environmental exposure during the prenatal period can lead to
diseases in the offspring, including hypertension. Whether or not the hypertensive …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the biggest killer worldwide, composing a major economic
burden for health care systems. Obesity and diabetes are dual epidemics on the rise and …

Cardiovascular diseases are being included in the study of developmental origins of health
and disease (DOHaD) and essential systemic hypertension has also been added to this …