Chronic maternal cortisol excess during late gestation leads to metabolic alterations in the newborn heart
Walejko J, Antolic A, Koelmel J, Garrett T, Edison A, Keller-Wood M. Chronic maternal cortisol excess during late gestation leads to metabolic alterations in the newborn heart. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2019, 316: e546-e556. PMID: 30620638, PMCID: PMC6459297, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00386.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNewborn heartLate gestationCortisol altersMaternal cortisolCardiac arrhythmiasFetal cardiac arrhythmiasMaternal serum specimensCortisol excessFetal exposureMaternal serumFetal metabolismCardiac metabolitesAbnormal elevationExcess cortisolLipid profileChronic increaseFetal serumGestation leadMetabolic alterationsSerum specimensHeart specimensFetal heartLipid metabolitesGlycerophospholipid metabolismCortisol