Open AccessEvaluation Of Three Simple Physiologic Tests As Predictors Of Pregnancy‐Induced Hypertension: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
EnerothGrimfors Eva,
Bevegård Sture,
Nilsson Bo A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348809004180
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , blood pressure , isometric exercise , obstetrics , diastole , cold pressor test , test (biology) , hypertension in pregnancy , cardiology , heart rate , preeclampsia , genetics , biology , paleontology
. In order to try to find a method for predicting pregnancy‐induced hypertension (PIH), the roll‐over test, isometric handgrip test and cold pressor test were performed on 40 healthy pregnant women in their 29th to 31st week of pregnancy. All these three tests proved positive (rise in diastolic pressure of at least 20 mmHg) in more than 50% of the subjects. None of the women in the study developed PIH (blood pressure 140190 or more on at least two consecutive occasions). These results indicate that none of these simple physiologic tests is of use as a predictor of PIH.