Christina Stern

Acute Limb Ischemia During Pregnancy: A Case Report and Narrative Review of the Literature

Background: Pregnancy is a well-recognized hypercoagulable state that increases the risk of thrombotic complications, most commonly venous thromboembolism. In contrast, arterial thrombosis, including acute limb ischemia (ALI), is exceedingly rare but potentially catastrophic, and...

Maternal BMI modulates cord plasma NT-proBNP in gestational diabetes linking cardiac stress to insulin-cortisol crosstalk

Abstract Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an increasingly prevalent pregnancy disorder associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, including an increased risk of early-onset cardiovascular disease in infants. GDM is associated with cardiac structural and functio...