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Intima media thickness in women with preeclampsia

Jasna Čerkez Habek ; University Department of Cardiology, Clinic for Internal diseases, University Hospital "Sveti Duh", Zagreb and Croatian Catholic University Zagreb
Mirna Vuković Bobić ; University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital "Kaiser Franz Joseph", Vienna
Dubravko Habek ; University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital "Sveti Duh", Zagreb and Croatian Catholic University Zagreb
Ana Tikvica Luetić ; University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital "Sveti Duh", Zagreb and Croatian Catholic University Zagreb
Maja Košuta ; University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Centre Osijek

Sažetak

Aim: To investigate the difference in intima-media thickness of common carotid artery in women 6 months after pregnancy and delivery complicated by preeclampsia as compared to the age-matched control.
Material and methods: The clinical study enrolled 55 women six months after pregnancy and delivery complicated by preeclampsia without actual hypertension, medication and comorbidity and control group of 50 healthy women six months after delivery without perinatal complications. Intima-media thickness was measured on the lower segment of both common carotid arteries on the exact site of 1 to 2 centimetres proximal to the bifurcation using optimal B-mode settings.
Results: The mean value of the intima-media thickness in patients who had preeclampsia 6 months prior to the measurement was 0.419 ± 0,29mm while in the control group the mean value was 0.412 ± 0.43 mm. The difference in intima-media thickness was shown to be insignificant (p > 0.0001).
Conclusion: It was not possible to detect early atherosclerotic changes by measuring intima-media thickness six months after pregnancy with preeclampsia. Due to the long atheropathogenesis process, long term follow-up is needed.

Ključne riječi

intima media thickness; common carotid artery; atherosclerosis; preeclampsia

Hrčak ID:

197942

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/197942

Datum izdavanja:

27.3.2018.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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