Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a fetal pathology which leads to increased risk for certain neonatal complications. Furthermore, clinical and experimental studies revealed that IUGR is associated with a significantly higher incidence of metabolic, renal and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life. One hypothesis for the higher risk of CVD after IUGR postulates that IUGR induces metabolic alterations that then lead to CVD. This minireview focuses on recent studies which demonstrate that IUGR is followed by early primary cardiovascular alterations which may directly progress to CVD later in life.
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Menendez-Castro, C., Rascher, W., & Hartner, A. (2018). Intrauterine growth restriction - impact on cardiovascular diseases later in life. Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40348-018-0082-5
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