Key result
Late preeclampsia was associated with a significantly higher rate of diastolic disorder compared to healthy pregnancy (15% vs. 5%, p=0.035), alongside increased systolic artery pressure and TR gradient.
Why the study?
Preeclampsia is a common pregnancy disorder with cardiovascular complications that are essential to understand.
Are there differences in echocardiographic findings between women with late preeclampsia and healthy pregnant women?
Case-Control (n=160)
randomly selected
Are there differences in echocardiographic findings between women with late preeclampsia and healthy pregnant women?
Women with late preeclampsia show significant echocardiographic changes, particularly increased TR gradient and diastolic dysfunction, compared to healthy pregnant women.
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May prompt targeted postpartum echo surveillance in late preeclampsia; leaves open long-term prognostic value.
Background Preeclampsia is one of the most common types of pregnancy disorders, and it is essential to know its cardiovascular complications. Therefore, we aimed to compare echocardiographic findings in women with late preeclampsia and healthy pregnant women.Method In this case-control study, 80 women with late preeclampsia and 80 healthy pregnant women were randomly selected and echocardiographic findings were determined and compared in the two groups.Results Evaluating the relationship between late preeclampsia and echocardiographic variables in pregnant women showed a significant relationship between diastolic disorder (15% in the case group vs. 5% in the control group) (p = .035), systolic artery pressure (p = .002), and TR gradient (p = .003) with late preeclampsia; However, this relationship was not observed with other echocardiographic variables (p > .05).Conclusion Since the role of transthoracic echocardiography in the management of women with preeclampsia has been emphasized by international groups, the results of this study suggest that increased TR Gradient and diastolic dysfunction are the most important echocardiography findings in patients with late preeclampsia.
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Badenoosh et al. (2021) conducted a case-control in late preeclampsia (n=160). Late preeclampsia vs. Healthy pregnant women was evaluated on diastolic disorder (p=.035). Late preeclampsia was associated with a significantly higher rate of diastolic disorder compared to healthy pregnancy (15% vs. 5%, p=0.035), alongside increased systolic artery pressure and TR gradient.
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