Pregnancy Complications and the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome for the Offspring

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 217-223

  Ryckman, Kelli K ^a   Borowski, Kristi S ^b   Parikh, Nisha I ^c   Saftlas, Audrey F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Gestational diabetes; Hyperlipidemia; Hypertension; Maternal obesity; Metabolic syndrome; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy complications; Type II diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; GLUCOSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7 LIKE 2;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL OBESITY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE LABOR; PROGENY; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84877014990     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-013-0308-y     Document Type: Review

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