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Persistent Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Children of Diabetic Mothers.

Victor Do, Luke Eckersley, Lily Lin, Sandra T Davidge, Michael K Stickland, Tiina Ojala, Jesus Serrano-Lomelin, Lisa K Hornberger

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Article in CJC open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Subclinical Changes in Cardiovascular Function During the Neonatal Period in Infants Born to Mothers With Diabetes.The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Victor DoFetal and Neonatal Cardiology Program, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Luke EckersleyFetal and Neonatal Cardiology Program, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Lily LinFetal and Neonatal Cardiology Program, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Sandra T DavidgeWomen and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Michael K SticklandDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Tiina OjalaUniversity of Helsinki, Helsinki Children's Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Jesus Serrano-LomelinSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Lisa K HornbergerFetal and Neonatal Cardiology Program, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
University of Alberta · CAWomen and Children’s Health Research Institute · CAHelsinki Children's Hospital · FI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFetuses of diabetic mothers develop left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and are at increased long-term risk of cardiovascular disease. In our previous longitudinal study from midgestation to late infancy we showed persistence of LV hypertrophy and increased aortic stiffness compared with infants of healthy mothers, the latter of which correlated with third trimester maternal hemoglobin A1c. In the present study, we reexamined the same cohort in early childhood to determine if these cardiovascular abnormalities persisted.

methodsHeight, weight, and right arm blood pressure were recorded. A full functional and structural echocardiogram was performed with offline analysis of LV posterior wall and interventricular septal diastolic thickness (IVSd), systolic and diastolic function, and aortic pulse wave velocity. Vascular reactivity was assessed using digital thermal monitoring. Participants also completed a physical activity questionnaire.

resultsTwenty-five children of diabetic mothers (CDMs) and 20 children from healthy pregnancies (mean age, 5.6 ± 1.7 and 5.3 ± 1.3 years, respectively;

conclusionsCDMs show persistently increased interventricular septal thickness and aortic stiffness in early childhood.

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PMID33778451
PMCPMC7985002
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