Metabolic disorders during pregnancy and postpartum cardiometabolic risk

Hormonal changes during pregnancy can trigger gestational diabetes (GDM), which is constantly increasing. Its main characteristic is pronounced insulin resistance, but it appears to be a multifactorial process involving several metabolic factors; taken together, the latter leads to silent or clinica...

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Main Authors: Angelo Maria Patti, Kalliopi Pafili, Nikolaos Papanas, Manfredi Rizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2018-05-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
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Online Access:http://www.endocrineconnections.com/content/7/5/E1.full