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April 19, 2018Perceptions in Reproductive MedicineOpen Access

Maternal Cardiovascular Hemodynamics in Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancies Using Echocardiography

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Why the study?

How do cardiovascular hemodynamics differ between normal and preeclamptic pregnancies when assessed by echocardiography?

Population

50 pregnant women aged 20-30 years, comprising 25 with pre-eclampsia and 25 age-matched healthy controls.

Comparison

Pre-eclampsia (study group) vs Age-matched healthy pregnant women (control group)

Design

Case-control

Authors

SSSonali SomaniSSSonali Somani

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Overview

Echocardiographic hemodynamics in preeclampsia remain hypothesis-generating; prospective validation needed before clinical adoption.

Structured PICO

How do cardiovascular hemodynamics differ between normal and preeclamptic pregnancies when assessed by echocardiography?

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Population
50 pregnant women (singleton pregnancy) aged 20-30 years, comprising 25 with pre-eclampsia and 25 age-matched healthy controls.
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Intervention
Pre-eclampsia (study group)
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Comparator
Age-matched healthy pregnant women (control group)
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Outcome
Cardiovascular hemodynamics assessed by echocardiographysurrogate

This study evaluates the differences in cardiovascular hemodynamics between preeclamptic and normal pregnancies using non-invasive echocardiography.

Cite This Study

Somani et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7eb84c768d2d1c2a973acchttps://doi.org/10.31031/prm.2018.02.000526
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