In this review of 126 publications, we report that an overwhelming majority of adults born at
preterm gestations remain healthy and well. However, a small, but a significant fraction of …

Epidemiological studies have shown that a substantial proportion of acute coronary events
occur in individuals who lack the traditional high-risk cardiovascular (CV) profile. Mental …

Importance Preterm birth has previously been associated with increased risks of
hypertension and diabetes, but not ischemic heart disease (IHD), in adulthood. The reasons …

Importance Adverse long-term outcomes in individuals born before full gestation are not
confined to individuals born at extreme gestational ages. Little is known regarding mortality …

CONTEXT: Adverse birth outcomes, such as preterm birth and low birth weight, have serious
health consequences across the life course. Socioeconomic disparities in birth outcomes …

Background Small birth size may be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular
diseases (CVD), whereas large birth size may predict increased risk of obesity and some …

In this article we argue for the utility of the life-course perspective as a tool for understanding
and addressing health disparities across socioeconomic and racial or ethnic groups …

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

Background: In small clinical studies, preterm birth was associated with altered cardiac
structure and increased cardiovascular mortality in the young. Objectives: The goal of this …

Background—Fetal growth restriction (FGR) affects 5% to 10% of newborns and is
associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in adulthood. The most commonly …