Open AccessEcho changes in hypertensive disorder of pregnancy
Author(s) -
Chaitra Shivananjiah,
Ashwini Nayak,
Asha Swarup
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/2211-4122.187961
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , preeclampsia , cardiology , pregnancy , diastole , obstetrics and gynaecology , hypertensive disorder , diastolic function , obstetrics , blood pressure , genetics , biology
Acute preeclampsia is associated with significantly higher prevalence of asymptomatic global left ventricular (LV) abnormal function and myocardial injury than uneventful pregnancy. Hence, this study was undertaken to evaluate the LV changes in preeclamptic women and to compare with normotensive women.