Maqsood M Elahi and Bashir M Matata
Developmental Origins of Cardiovascular Disease. A Missing Link in the Puzzle
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and cause of early death in developing countries. The acceleration of early CVD epidemic is believed to be a consequence of interaction between the distribution of relative genotype frequencies and environmental exposures. In accordance with the developmental origin of health and disease (DOHaD)hypothesis adverse intrauterine influences such as poor maternal nutrition lead to impaired fetal growth. These adverse influences are postulated to also induce the fetus to develop adaptive metabolic and physiological responses.
English 
Spanish 
Chinese 
Russian 
German 
French 
Japanese 
Portuguese 
Hindi