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Maternal arterial stiffness in pregnancies complicated by gestational and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20659727     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate whether maternal arterial stiffness is altered in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and type 2 diabetes compared to normoglycemic women. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 34 women with GDM and their controls (n = 34), and 34 women with type 2 diabetes and their controls (n = 34). Maternal arterial stiffness was assessed using applanation tonometry. RESULTS: In patients with GDM, compared to their controls, augmentation index (a measure of arterial wave reflection) was higher (13.1 +/- 8.9% vs 0.7 +/- 11.4%; P < .001) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) (arterial stiffness of the carotid-femoral) was marginally increased (6 +/- 1.5 vs 5.4 +/- 0.6 m/s; P = .07). In type 2 diabetics, compared to their controls, both augmentation index and PWV were increased (11.5 +/- 11.4% vs 3.3 +/- 12.5%; P = .006, and 6.8 +/- 1.2 vs 5.6 +/- 1 m/s; P < .001). When all groups were considered together, there was a significant trend of increasing augmentation index (P = .001) and PWV (P < .001) from controls to those with GDM to type 2 diabetes. CONCLUSION: Pregnancies complicated by GDM and type 2 diabetes are associated with increased maternal arterial stiffness.
Authors:
Makrina D Savvidou; James M Anderson; Christine Kaihura; Kypros H Nicolaides
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology     Volume:  203     ISSN:  1097-6868     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-06     Completed Date:  2010-09-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370476     Medline TA:  Am J Obstet Gynecol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  274.e1-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK. msavvidou@dsla.ndo.co.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Arteries / physiopathology*
Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
Blood Pressure / physiology
Case-Control Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / physiopathology*
Diabetes, Gestational / physiopathology*
Female
Heart Rate / physiology
Humans
Linear Models
Manometry
Maternal Age
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Diabetics / physiopathology*
Pulsatile Flow / physiology

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