title: Fetal and infant origins of cardiovascular disease.
abstract: Coronary heart disease and stroke are the commonest causes of illness and death for people living in the UK. We urgently need a better understanding of their aetiology. Recent research at the Medical Research Council's Environmental Epidemiology Unit is showing that impaired growth in fetal life and infancy have profound long-term consequences for health in adulthood. Improving maternal and infant health may be the key to effective prevention of cardiovascular disease in adult life.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Martyn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors