Consequences of gestational diabetes mellitus on neonatal cardiovascular health: MySweetHeart Cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hyperglycaemic disorders of pregnancy are associated with offspring cardiovascular alterations.

Methods

MySweetHeart cohort study aimed to assess the effect of maternal gestational diabetes (GDM) on offsprings' cardiovascular health. Newborns underwent clinical and echocardiographic examinations between 2016 and 2020.

Results

Compared to mothers without GDM (n = 141), mothers with GDM (n = 123) were more likely to have had GDM in previous pregnancies and had higher weight, BMI, blood glucose, and HbA1c. Newborns of both groups showed similar clinical characteristics. Echocardiography was performed on the 3rd (interquartile range, IQR, 2nd-4th) day of life in 101 offsprings of mothers without and 116 offsprings of mothers with GDM. Left ventricular (LV) mass

SUBMITTER: Di Bernardo SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10356590 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature