Arterial Stiffness, Inflammatory And Atherogenic Markers In Gestational Diabetes

• Main Author: Aziz, Salmi Ab
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/45680/1/Salmi%20Ab%20Aziz_HJ.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/45680/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the common medical complications occurring during pregnancy, affecting approximately 1-18% of all pregnancies; depending on the population. Increased arterial stiffening has been demonstrated consistently in both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in a number of...