Echocardiographic Differences in Women Across Subtypes of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Authors' conclusion
LV remodeling and diastolic filling abnormalities are more common in HDP and are most evident in SPE and PRE.
Study context
- Population
- Women aged ≥18 years with an echocardiogram during or within the first year of pregnancy427 cases
- Participants
- 706 women
- Exposure
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) subtypes vs normotensive pregnant controls
- Gestational hypertensionn = 57
- Preeclampsia (PRE)n = 291
- Superimposed preeclampsia (SPE)n = 79
- Normotensive controlsn = 279reference
- Outcome
- Echocardiographic biventricular structure and function
- Follow-up
- During or within the first year of pregnancy
Methodological detailsintegrated health network
- Integrated health network
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted echocardiographic parameters (LV mass index, E/e')
Adjusted β
14.45
95% CI 9.00–19.90P < 0.001
Left ventricular (LV) mass index
Adjusted β
2.97
95% CI 2.27–3.68P < 0.001
E/e'
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Echocardiographic Differences in Women Across Subtypes of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. JACC Adv. Published 29 November 2023. doi:10.
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