The Impact of Coexisting Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on the Course of Preeclampsia.

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Title: The Impact of Coexisting Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on the Course of Preeclampsia.
Authors: Pankiewicz, Katarzyna, Szczerba, Ewa, Fijałkowska, Anna, Sierdziński, Janusz, Issat, Tadeusz, Maciejewski, Tomasz Mikołaj
Source: Journal of Clinical Medicine; Nov2022, Vol. 11 Issue 21, p6390, 12p
Subject Terms: GESTATIONAL diabetes, BLOOD serum analysis, HELLP syndrome, PREECLAMPSIA, PREMATURE labor
Abstract: A strict correlation between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and preeclampsia (PE) has been shown in previous studies. This case-control observational study evaluates the influence of concomitant GDM on the severity of PE. Ninety-nine patients were included: thirty-eight with PE without GDM (group 1), fourteen with PE and concomitant GDM (group 2), and forty-seven with uncomplicated pregnancies (group 3). Adverse maternal/fetal and neonatal outcomes were registered. Patients underwent blood sample analysis of serum PlGF, sFlt-1, creatinine levels, and platelet count (PLT). The incidence of preterm birth, FGR, HELLP syndrome, and NICU admission was significantly higher in group 1 in comparison to groups 2 and 3, whereas RDS was diagnosed most often in group 2 in comparison to groups 1 and 3. All studied biochemical parameters differed between the control group and both PE groups; however, there were no differences between patients with PE with and without GDM. The presented study indicates that the coexistence of GDM may mitigate the course of PE. The lack of differences between patients with PE with and without GDM in serum levels of studied biomarkers may also confirm its usefulness in the diagnosis and management of PE in patients with coexisting GDM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Database: Complementary Index
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ISSN:20770383
DOI:10.3390/jcm11216390
Published in:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Language:English