Gestational diabetes triggers postpartum cardiac hypertrophy via activation of calcineurin/NFAT signaling

Abstract Population-based studies identified an association between a prior pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction later in life. It is however unclear whether GDM initiates this phenotype and what are the underlying mechanisms. We addres...

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Main Authors: Nirmal Verma, Sarah Srodulski, Sathya Velmurugan, Amanda Hoskins, Vivek K. Pandey, Florin Despa, Sanda Despa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00422-3