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Pulse pressure and arterial compliance prior to pregnancy and the development of complicated hypertension during pregnancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20639475     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We examined the relationship between prepregnant pulse pressure (PP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), cardiac output (CO)/PP, a measure of arterial compliance, and development of complicated hypertension (CH) during pregnancy with the goal of identifying a potential predictor of CH. Twenty nulliparous participants were studied before pregnancy; 17 had normal pregnancies (control; CTL) and 3 CH. Blood pressure monitoring was performed using tonometry. Cardiac output was determined by Doppler echocardiograph. Data are expressed as mean +/- SD. Prepregnant PP was significantly higher in CH participants (CH: 58.3 +/- 6.3, CTL: 46.2 +/- 1.7 mm Hg; P = .02). Cardiac output /pulse pressure was significantly lower in CH participants (CH: 6.9 +/- 1.8, CTL: 10.6 +/- 2.8; P = .04). Mean arterial pressure was not significantly different. Increased PP before pregnancy may suggest increased risk for CH. With accurate prediction of CH before pregnancy, initiation of preventative measures could begin earlier, either prior to or in early pregnancy, potentially increasing preventative efficacy and decreasing CH.
Authors:
Sarah Hale; Martha Choate; Adrienne Schonberg; Robert Shapiro; Gary Badger; Ira M Bernstein
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-07-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1933-7205     ISO Abbreviation:  Reprod Sci     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-11     Completed Date:  2010-11-22     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101291249     Medline TA:  Reprod Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  871-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Arteries / physiopathology*
Biological Markers / blood
Blood Pressure*
Cardiac Output
Case-Control Studies
Catecholamines / blood
Compliance
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / blood,  etiology*,  physiopathology
Manometry
Parity
Pre-Eclampsia / etiology,  physiopathology
Pregnancy
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Vermont
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL 71944/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; M01 RR109/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; R01 HL071944-07/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/Catecholamines
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