Gestational diabetes mellitus and retinal microvasculature
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Gestational diabetes mellitus and retinal microvasculature
BACKGROUND Small-vessel dysfunction may be an important consequence of chronic hyperglycemia. We examined the association between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a state of transient hyperglycemia during pregnancy, and retinal microvascular changes in pregnant women at 26-28 weeks of pregnancy. METHODS A total of 1136 pregnant women with singleton pregnancies were recruited during their ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: 10.1186/s12886-016-0398-7