Journal article
Metabolic Syndrome and the Risk of Placental Dysfunction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Placental dysfunction (PD), which may manifest partly as the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and abruption or infarction of the placenta, occurs more commonly in women with obesity, chronic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia-each a major feature of the metabolic syndrome. However, the relationship between the metabolic syndrome and the future risk of PD or fetal demise is unknown.
METHODS: We completed a …
Authors
Ray JG; Vermeulen MJ; Schull MJ; McDonald S; Redelmeier DA
Journal
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, Vol. 27, No. 12, pp. 1095–1101
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
12 2005
DOI
10.1016/s1701-2163(16)30391-7
ISSN
1701-2163