Gestational Hypertension

UAMS-led International Study Provides Insight on Maternal Thyroid Function, Risk of Gestational Hypertension

By Linda Satter

Results of an international four-year project led by Spyridoula Maraka, M.D., M.S., an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), were published this month in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology medical journal, clarifying an association between maternal thyroid function and a risk of gestational hypertension.

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology is part of The Lancet family of peer-review journals. Founded in 1823 and based in the United Kingdom, The Lancet is among the world’s oldest and most respected medical journals.

https://news.uams.edu/2022/03/07/uams-led-international-study-provides-insight-on-maternal-thyroid-function-risk-of-gestational-hypertension/