Why the study?
Is peripheral sympathetic drive altered in normal pregnancy and pregnancy-induced hypertension compared to nonpregnant women?
Is peripheral sympathetic drive altered in normal pregnancy and pregnancy-induced hypertension compared to nonpregnant women?
Central sympathetic output is moderately increased in normal pregnancy and excessively increased in pregnancy-induced hypertension, suggesting a role in blood pressure regulation during pregnancy.
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May implicate sympathetic overdrive in pregnancy hypertension; hypothesis-generating for targeted trials before practice change.
Greenwood et al. (2001) studied this question.
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