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J Pediatr
; 195: 275-278, 2018 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29254757
ABSTRACT
In a retrospective study of 19 171 mother-child dyads, elevated random plasma glucose values during early pregnancy were directly correlated with increased risk for congenital heart disease in offspring. Plasma glucose levels proximal to the period of cardiac development may represent a modifiable risk factor for congenital heart disease in expectant mothers without diabetes.