Preeclampsia Is Associated With Persistent Postpartum Cardiovascular Impairment

• Published in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 709 - 715
• Main Authors: Melchiorre, Karen, Sutherland, George Ross, Liberati, Marco, Thilaganathan, Basky
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD American Heart Association, Inc 01.10.2011; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Adult; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Case-Control Studies; Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Female; Heart - physiology; Humans; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - epidemiology; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - physiopathology; Longitudinal Studies; Medical sciences; Postpartum Period - physiology; Pre-Eclampsia - physiopathology; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - epidemiology; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology; Doppler ultrasound study; Hypertension; Heart failure; strain rate; remodeling; Echocardiography; Pregnancy disorders; Heart disease; Preeclampsia; Tissue doppler; Cardiovascular disease; Pregnancy toxemia

Preeclampsia is associated with asymptomatic global left ventricular abnormal function and geometry during the acute phase of the disorder. These subclinical abnormalities in cardiac findings are known to be important in cardiovascular risk stratification for nonpregnant patients. Furthermore, epide...