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Pre-Eclampsia May Carry Long-Term Heart Risks for Women


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Pre-eclampsia is a real-life ‘stress test’ and the use of transthoracic echocardiography could help us detect early consequences on the heart before women experience symptoms

Pre-eclampsia is a potentially dangerous condition characterized by high blood pressure that arises in some pregnant women, but a review of published studies indicates that its effects on cardiovascular health can persist well after pregnancy.

The Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine analysis included 13 studies that measured cardiac function by transthoracic echocardiography between 6 months and 18 years following a pregnancy complicated by pre-eclampsia.

Studies are needed to determine whether long-term cardiovascular screening might benefit women with a history of pre-eclampsia.

“Pre-eclampsia is a real-life ‘stress test’ and the use of transthoracic echocardiography could help us detect early consequences on the heart before women experience symptoms,” said co-author Archana Selvakumar Thayaparan, MbChb, of Western Health, in Australia.

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Link to Study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajum.12173
 

About Journal 

The official journal of the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine, Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine sets international standards of practice for the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

The purpose of AJUM is to advance the discipline of diagnostic and therapeutic medical ultrasound to support the highest possible standards of patient care. AJUM aims to be the leading journal covering the best practical applications of ultrasound in clinical practice. Educational, instructive and informative, AJUM is relevant to any field of medicine using medical ultrasound.

AJUM publishes peer-reviewed, cutting-edge articles on current issues in medical ultrasound, encompassing all medical and allied health disciplines. AJUM also considers innovative articles incorporating imaging modalities which complement ultrasound diagnosis and therapies.

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