Why the study?
Are maternal diabetes and neonatal macrosomia more frequent in fetuses and neonates with atrial arrhythmias compared to the general population?
Population
31 fetuses and neonates <30 days of age with atrial flutter or ectopic atrial tachycardia and structurally…
Comparison
Maternal diabetes mellitus or neonatal macrosomia vs General population
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May warrant maternal diabetes evaluation in fetal atrial arrhythmias; hypothesis-generating for diastolic dysfunction as mediator.
Are maternal diabetes and neonatal macrosomia more frequent in fetuses and neonates with atrial arrhythmias compared to the general population?
Fetal and neonatal atrial arrhythmias are associated with maternal diabetes and macrosomia, potentially driven by cardiac diastolic dysfunction and atrial stretch.
Pike et al. (2013) studied this question.
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