Childhood infection may mediate the relationship between suboptimal intrauterine growth, preterm birth, and adult cardiovascular disease

Siroon Bekkering^{1

2}, Jessica E Miller¹, David P Burgner^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Inflammatory Origins, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 8, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

Comment

Siroon Bekkering et al. Eur Heart J. 2019.

. 2019 Oct 14;40(39):3273-3274.

doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz438.

Siroon Bekkering^{1

2}, Jessica E Miller¹, David P Burgner^{1

3}

¹ Department of Inflammatory Origins, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 8, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

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Premature birth, infections, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Mehta JL, Bavineni M. Mehta JL, et al. Eur Heart J. 2019 Oct 14;40(39):3275. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz441. Eur Heart J. 2019. PMID: 31324911 No abstract available.

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