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March 1, 2001American Journal of Hypertension

Left ventricular function impairment in pregnancy-induced hypertension

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Why the study?

Does pregnancy-induced hypertension impair left ventricular function as assessed by echocardiography?

Population

48 women, including 28 with pregnancy-induced hypertension and 20 normal pregnant controls.

Comparison

Pregnancy-induced hypertension vs Normal pregnant women

Design

Case-control

Follow-up

2 to 4 days postpartum

Authors

MBMiguel BlancoTotal (Qatar)

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Implication

May support targeted postpartum echocardiography; hypothesis-generating for long-term risk prediction in affected women.

Structured PICO

Does pregnancy-induced hypertension impair left ventricular function as assessed by echocardiography?

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Population
48 women, including 28 with pregnancy-induced hypertension (blood pressure > 140/90 mm Hg in the third trimester without a history of hypertension, mean age 26.4 +/- 7.2 years) and 20 normal pregnant controls (mean age 27.5 +/- 6.4 years).
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Intervention
Pregnancy-induced hypertension (observational exposure)
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Comparator
Normal pregnant women
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Outcome
Left ventricular function assessed by echocardiographic Doppler parameters (including E/A ratio, isovolumetric relaxation time, and Tei index) measured 2 to 4 days postpartumsurrogate

Pregnancy-induced hypertension is associated with subclinical left ventricular diastolic dysfunction detectable by echocardiography early postpartum.

Cite This Study

Miguel Blanco (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a89b4150e1a8f7244fd56b5https://doi.org/10.1016/s0895-7061(00)01264-4

Topics

Hypertension management
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