Effects of maternal diabetes on fetal heart function at echocardiography: systematic review and meta-analysis.
A L DeplaL de WitT J SteenhuisM G SliekerD N VoormolenP G SchefferR de HeusB B van RijnMirielle N BekkerPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2020)
This study shows that maternal diabetes is associated with fetal cardiac hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, and overall impaired myocardial performance on prenatal ultrasound, irrespective of the diabetes being pregestational or gestational. Further studies are needed to demonstrate the relationship with long-term outcomes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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