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Chen M, Heilbronn LK. The health outcomes of human offspring conceived by assisted reproductive technologies (ART). J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2017;8:388–402. CAS PubMed Google Scholar Henningsen AKA, Pinborg A,…
Introduction Incidence of obesity in humans has nearly tripled worldwide in the past 50 years (Wardle et al., 2008; Brandkvist et al., 2019). This exponential rise cannot be assigned to a…
Introduction Hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy (HDP) is the main cause of adverse maternal and infant outcomes, with an incidence of 5%–12%, and usually occurring after the 20th week of pregnancy…
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a rare condition, is defined as an idiopathic cardiomyopathy that occurs in the last month of pregnancy or the first 6 months postpartum without an identifiable cause [1].…
Ethics statement The experiments were authorized by the academic ethics committee of Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University. All procedures were strictly implemented by…
Introduction Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), which results from hypertension, is a strong predictor of future risk of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death (1, 2). Increased dispersion of repolarization is…
Introduction Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are unique diseases in obstetrics characterized by a systolic pressure equal to or above 140 mmHg and/or diastolic pressure equal to or above 90 mmHg (Wilkerson…
Introduction Inappropriate activation of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is associated with increased cardiovascular inflammation and risk of hypertensive and cardiovascular diseases (Li et al., 2008). Angiotensin (Ang) II is a…
Our database search yielded 2598 records, and we identified another 34 through hand- and secondary searching (Fig. 1). Of the 1794 unique records, we retained 91 for full-text review. Ultimately, we…
Hypertension is a major public health problem as it affects about 30–45% of adults worldwide, and it is responsible for at least 9 million deaths every year [9]. The prevalence…