Cardiac Septal Hypertrophy in the Fetus of Diabetic Mother and Its Effect on Postnatal Cardiac Function

Ain Shams Maternity Hospital120 enrolled

Overview

Good glycemic control is superior to poor glycemic control in reducing risk of interventricular septum thickness among fetuses of diabetic mothers

Good glycemic control is superior to poor glycemic control in reducing risk of interventricular septum thickness among fetuses of diabetic mothers specially during third trimester of pregnancy

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Cardiology in Fetus of Diabetic Mother

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * singleton pregnancy * gestational age 36 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * congenital anomalies * obstetric complications * medical disorders other than diabetes

Locations (1)

AinShamsMH

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To study interventricular septum thickness in fetus of diabetic mother and correlate it with good glycemic control.

To study interventricular septum thickness in fetus of diabetic mother and correlate it with good glycemic control during third trimester of pregnancy.

Time frame: one year

Secondary Outcomes

cardiac function in infant of diabetic mother

To correlate postnatal cardiac function to interventricular septum thickness to reach cut of value of septum thickness for prenatal prediction of symptomatic cardiomyopathy in infant of diabetic mother.

Time frame: one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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