Previous gestational diabetes is independently associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness, similarly to metabolic syndrome – a case control study

BACKGROUND: Women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus (pGDM) face a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and, consequently, a higher cardiovascular risk. This study aimed to compare the carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) from young women with pGDM to those with metabolic syndrome (MS...

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Autores principales: Freire, Claudia Maria Vilas, Barbosa, Felipe Batista Lima, de Almeida, Maria Cristina C, Miranda, Paulo Augusto Carvalho, Barbosa, Márcia Melo, Nogueira, Anelise Impeliziere, Guimarães, Milena Moreira, Nunes, Maria do Carmo Pereira, Ribeiro-Oliveira, Antônio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3403942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22651701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-11-59

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