The effect of gestational diabetes mellitus on carotid artery intima-media thickness in and after pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Andrea SonaglioniElisabetta PiergalliniAngelo NaselliGian Luigi NicolosiAnna FerrulliStefano BianchiMichele LombardoGiuseppe Ambrosio

Published in: Acta diabetologica (2023)

GDM in and after pregnancy is independently associated with subclinical atherosclerosis. The association between GDM and carotid remodeling is potentially mediated by the longstanding underlying risk.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
pregnant women
cardiovascular disease
optical coherence tomography
cardiovascular risk factors
type diabetes