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World J Clin Cases. Oct 6, 2022; 10(28): 10384-10386
Published online Oct 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i28.10384
Are pregnancy-associated hypertensive disorders so sweet?
Costas Thomopoulos, Ioannis Ilias
Costas Thomopoulos, Department of Cardiology, Elena Venizelou General and Maternity Hospital, Athens GR-11521, Greece
Ioannis Ilias, Department of Endocrinology, Elena Venizelou General and Maternity Hospital, Athens GR-11521, Greece
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Corresponding author: Ioannis Ilias, MD, PhD, Consultant Physician-Scientist, Department of Endocrinology, Elena Venizelou General and Maternity Hospital, 2, Elena Venizelou Square, Athens GR-11521, Greece. iiliasmd@yahoo.com
Received: April 18, 2022
Peer-review started: April 18, 2022
First decision: June 7, 2022
Revised: June 10, 2022
Accepted: August 17, 2022
Article in press: August 17, 2022
Published online: October 6, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In a recent large study of pregnant women with diabetes, more than 84.5% of the subjects had hypertension, a rate which is fourfold higher than in the literature. Such a finding merits additional clarification.