Objectives: Ultra-high frequency ultrasonography (UHFUS) is a recently introduced
diagnostic technique which finds several applications in diverse clinical fields. The range of …

Physiologic adaptations during pregnancy unmask a woman's predisposition to diseases.
Complications are increasingly predicted by first-trimester algorithms, amplify a pre-existing …

Background: Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is an important tissue for thermogenesis, making it
a potential target to decrease the risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular …

Exposure to ambient air pollution contributes to the progression of cardiovascular disease,
particularly in susceptible populations. The objective of the present study was to determine …

Globally, preterm birth affects more than one in every 10 live births. Although the short‐term
cardiopulmonary complications of prematurity are well known, long‐term health effects are …

Even with advances in the care of preterm infants, chronic lung disease or
bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) continues to be a significant pulmonary complication …

Objective Exposure of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) to pregnant dams has been shown to
be strongly associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in offspring at adulthood …

Premature birth results in an increased risk of respiratory distress and often requires oxygen
therapy. While the supplemental oxygen has been implicated as a cause of …

Background Particulate matter (particles< 2.5 μm [PM 2.5]) exposure during the in utero and
postnatal developmental periods causes cardiac dysfunction during adulthood. Here, we …

Air pollution particulate matter and engineered nanomaterials are encompassed in the
broad definition of xenobiotic particles. While the effects of perinatal air pollution exposure …