Unique Blood Pressure Characteristics in Mother and Offspring After Early Onset Preeclampsia

• Published in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 60; no. 5; pp. 1338 - 1345
• Main Authors: Lazdam, Merzaka, de la Horra, Arancha, Diesch, Jonathan, Kenworthy, Yvonne, Davis, Esther, Lewandowski, Adam J., Szmigielski, Cezary, Shore, Angela, Mackillop, Lucy, Kharbanda, Rajesh, Alp, Nicholas, Redman, Christopher, Kelly, Brenda, Leeson, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD American Heart Association, Inc 01.11.2012; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Pressure - physiology; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Cardiology. Vascular system; Child; Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gestational Age; Humans; Hypertension - genetics; Hypertension - physiopathology; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pre-Eclampsia - physiopathology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - genetics; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - physiopathology; Time Factors; Human; Hypertension; offspring; lipids; Pregnancy disorders; Cardiovascular disease; Insulin; Pregnancy toxemia; Mother; Preeclampsia; Arterial pressure; Blood pressure; ambulatory blood pressure; Ambulatory; Child; insulin resistance

Risk of hypertension in mother and offspring after preeclampsia is greater if preeclampsia develops early in pregnancy. We investigated whether those who develop early onset disease have unique adverse blood pressure characteristics. One hundred forty women were studied 6 to 13 years either after a...