Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) impact up to 0.8% of the global population. However, cardiovascular health outcomes in adult patients, along with predictive biomarkers for cardiac risk stratification, remain unknown. Our aim was to utilize a longitudinal cohort study in an animal model to evaluate the impact of embryonic alcohol exposure (EAE) on cardiac structure, function, and transcriptional profile across the lifespan.
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