Objective Maternal diabetes in pregnancy is associated with structural anomalies of the fetal
heart, as well as hypertrophy and functional impairment. This systematic review and meta …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and maternal obesity (MO) increase the risk of adverse
fetal outcomes, and the incidence of cardiovascular disease later in life. Extensive research …

Background Intrauterine exposure to a diabetic environment is associated with adverse fetal
myocardial remodeling. The aim of this study was to assess the biventricular systolic and …

Objective To evaluate the effect of diabetes in pregnancy on fetal and neonatal cardiac
geometry and function around the time of delivery. Methods This was a prospective study of …

The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide. Experimental animal studies
demonstrate that maternal obesity during pregnancy directly affects cardiac structure and …

Background Due to metabolic changes in the second trimester and the increasing number of
pregnant women with obesity and advanced maternal age, the incidence of gestational …

There is an ever increasing prevalence of maternal obesity worldwide such that in many
populations over half of women enter pregnancy either overweight or obese. This review …

Maternal obesity is correlated with cardiovascular disease in offspring, with a 1.3-fold
increase in events observed in offspring of obese women. We have observed that obesity …

Background There is a growing body of research on fetal speckle-tracking
echocardiography because it is considered to be an angle-independent modality. The …

Objectives Two‐dimensional speckle‐tracking echocardiography (2D‐STE) is a promising
technique which allows assessment of fetal cardiac function, and can be used in the …