BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction share some pathophysiologic features and are both associated with placental insufficiency. Fetal cardiac remodeling has been described extensively in fetal growth ...

A b s t r a c t Background: The most well known reproductive consequence of residence at high altitude (HA .2700 m) is reduction in fetal growth. Reduced fetoplacental oxygenation is an underlying cause of pregnancy ...

Intrauterine growth retardation is a killer in obstetric medicine today. Consequently, there is great interest into the determinants of fetal growth Genes (Frayling & Hattersley, BMJ 60:89, 2001) and nutrition (Barker BMJ ...

Evolutionary trade-offs required for bipedalism and brain expansion influence the pregnancy rise in uterine artery (UtA) blood flow and, in turn, reproductive success. We consider the importance of UtA blood flow by ...

The compelling evidence linking small size at birth with later cardiovascular disease has renewed and amplified scientific and clinical interests into the determinants of fetal growth. It is accepted that genes and ...

The heart is a central organ in the fetal adaptation to an adverse environment. Fetal cardiac changes may persist postnatally and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Knowledge about fetal cardiac ...

Background: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is associated with increased risk of perinatal morbidity or death, Nationwide implementation of new fetal growth charts, requires a lower fetal weight for the diagnosis of FGR, ...

© 2017 Cañas, Herrera, García-Herrera, Celentano and Krause. Aim: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is associated with a variety of cardiometabolic diseases in adulthood which could involve remodeling processes of the vascular ...