Pregnancy Complications Lead to Subclinical Maternal Heart Dysfunction—The Importance and Benefits of Follow-Up Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

Pregnancy Complications Lead to Subclinical Maternal Heart Dysfunction—The Importance and Benefits of Follow-Up Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

Pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes (GDM) and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are frequent and influence not only fetal outcomes but also the maternal cardiac function. GDM and HDP may act as a proxy for increased metabolic and cardiovascular risk later in life. Speckle tr...

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Main Authors: Mihaela Roxana Popescu, Alexandra Bouariu, Anca Marina Ciobanu, Nicolae Gică, Anca Maria Panaitescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
preeclampsia
gestational diabetes
speckle-tracking
echocardiography
long-term cardiovascular disease
heart failure preserved ejection fraction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/2/296

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