• Medicine
• Published in
  Ultrasound in obstetrics…
  2012
• DOI:10.1002/uog.11183

Maternal hemodynamics at 11-13 weeks' gestation and risk of pre-eclampsia.

@article{Khalil2012MaternalHA,
  title={Maternal hemodynamics at 11-13 weeks' gestation and risk of pre-eclampsia.},
  author={Asma Khalil and Ranjit Akolekar and Argyro Syngelaki and Mohamed Elkhouli and Kypros H. Nicolaides},
  journal={Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology},
  year={2012},
  volume={40 1},
  pages={
          28-34
        }
}

• Asma Khalil, Ranjit Akolekar, +2 authors Kypros H. Nicolaides

OBJECTIVE Women who develop pre-eclampsia are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the subsequent decades. Individuals with cardiovascular disorders have increased central aortic systolic blood pressure (SBP(Ao) ) and arterial stiffness, as assessed by pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx). The aim of this study was to examine the potential value of assessment of SBP(Ao) , PWV and AIx at 11-13 weeks' gestation in identifying women who subsequently develop… CONTINUE READING

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