Key result
Gestational diabetes mellitus was associated with significantly higher mean placental elasticity values assessed by shear wave elastography compared to healthy pregnancies (p < 0.001).
Why the study?
Does gestational diabetes mellitus alter placental elasticity as measured by shear wave elastography compared to healthy pregnancies?
Population
76 pregnant women, including 33 with gestational diabetes mellitus according to American Diabetes…
Comparison
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) vs Healthy pregnant women (non-diabetic controls)
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Increased placental stiffness in GDM may reflect morphological changes; leaves open SWE's role in monitoring or risk stratification.
Case-Control (n=76)
Does gestational diabetes mellitus alter placental elasticity as measured by shear wave elastography compared to healthy pregnancies?
p-value: p=<0.001
Shear wave elastography demonstrates that placental elasticity is significantly increased in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus, suggesting its potential for quantitative assessment of placental morphological pathologies.
Yüksel et al. (2016) conducted a case-control in Gestational diabetes mellitus (n=76). Gestational diabetes mellitus vs. Healthy pregnant women was evaluated on Mean elasticity values of the central and peripheral parts of the placenta (p=<0.001). Gestational diabetes mellitus was associated with significantly higher mean placental elasticity values assessed by shear wave elastography compared to healthy pregnancies (p < 0.001).
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