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Katsuragi S, Suzuki R, Toyoda K, Neki R, Miyamoto S, Iihara K, Takahashi J, Ikeda T, Yoshimatsu J. Stroke during pregnancy and puerperium among Japanese women: a single-center registry. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2019; 34:2957-2964. [PMID: 31575321 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1675626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stroke is one of the major causes of maternal death. This study aimed to analyze the maternal and fetal outcomes of stroke occurred during pregnancy and puerperium. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients admitted to our perinatology center between 1982 and 2012 with a diagnosis of acute cerebral stroke during pregnancy or within 6 weeks postpartum. RESULTS Thirty-four patients were registered and all the patients had never been diagnosed as stroke nor detected cerebrovascular abnormalities before the current pregnancies. They were divided into 8 ischemic strokes (ISs) and 26 intracranial hemorrhage group. In the hemorrhage group, there was a spontaneous abortion and two patients chose artificial abortions to avoid rehemorrhage, and there were another three intrauterine fetal deaths (IUFDs) in the acute stage of maternal stroke. More patients in hemorrhage group delivered in preterm than in IS group for the treatment of stroke, 10/23 (43%) versus 0/8 (0%), p < .05. More patients in hemorrhage group had low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) (3-8) than in IS group at the onset of the stroke, 12/26 (46%) versus 0/8 (0%), p < .05. There were three maternal deaths and 6/23 (26%) were neurologically dependent in hemorrhage group in the chronic stage, whereas 87% were independent in IS group, p < .05. CONCLUSIONS Hemorrhagic stroke was more common etiology of stroke related to pregnancy than IS in this study. Intensive and multidisciplinary care was needed especially in hemorrhagic stroke related to pregnancy as in the hemorrhagic stroke the fetal survival rate was lower, and maternal conscious levels at the onset of the stroke and neurological outcomes in the chronic stage were worse than IS.
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- Shinji Katsuragi
- Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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Wu F, Yang H, Liu B. Association between Homocysteine and Arterial Stiffness in Women with a History of Preeclampsia. J Vasc Res 2019; 56:152-159. [PMID: 31132776 DOI: 10.1159/000500358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Growing evidence has reported that a history of preeclampsia (PE) increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Arterial stiffness plays a predictive role in CVD. Previous studies have demonstrated the close association between homocysteine (Hcy) level and arterial stiffness in community-based populations. This study was to assess whether Hcy level was independently associated with arterial stiffness in 168 women with a PE history who were analyzed at a 5-year follow-up. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was measured by an automatic pulse-wave analyzer and a value >1,400 cm/s was defined as high arterial stiffness. Biochemical parameters were recorded and an Hcy value >10 μmol/L was defined as having hyperhomocysteine (H-Hcy). Variables that were significantly associated with baPWV were tested for independence by multivariate logistic regression analysis. We found that body mass index (OR 1.017, 95% CI 1.008-1.029), systolic blood pressure (OR 1.048, 95% CI 1.019-1.072), total cholesterol (OR 1.059, 95% CI 1.007-1.086), and Hcy level (OR 1.021, 95% CI 1.010-1.037) were independent determinants of baPWV in women with previous PE. Our findings indicate that Hcy pathway might be involved in arterial stiffness in women with a PE history. Whether Hcy would be a promising biomarker for serial stratified CVD risk management in these women deserves further evaluation on a large scale.
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- Fan Wu
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital Branch, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,
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Wang J, Pei Y, Chen K, Yan W, Wang A, Li Y, Li J, Wang H, An P, Zhang L, Ye Y, Jin X, Ning G, Mu Y, Gu W. Association between the Number of Childbirths and the Progress of Atherosclerosis among Women with Diabetes: A Cohort Study Based on Chinese Population. Int J Endocrinol 2019; 2019:4874121. [PMID: 30809258 PMCID: PMC6369472 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4874121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to explore the association between the number of childbirths and the progress of atherosclerosis among Chinese women with hypertension or diabetes. METHODS In total, 1159 Chinese parous women from a community longitudinal survey conducted in the communities of Shijingshan district, Beijing, China, were included in our study. They were divided into three groups according to the number of childbirths, and the change in pulse wave velocity (PWV) was as an indicator of the progression of atherosclerosis because the increased PWV reflected the more serious atherosclerosis. After 3 years, we conducted follow-up visits to the subjects. Logistical regression analyses were applied to investigate the relationship between the number of childbirths and the progression of atherosclerotic stiffness and a stratification analysis was performed for history of hypertension and diabetes. RESULTS After 3-year follow-up, among women with diabetes, the OR of women with 2 childbirths was significant [3.5 (95% confidence interval 1.5, 7.9)] in model I, [3.1 (95% confidence interval 1.3, 7.2)] in model II, and the OR of women with ≥3 childbirths was significant [4.4 (95% confidence interval 1.3, 14.5)] in model I, [4.1 (95% confidence interval 1.2, 14.3)] in model II. Among women with hypertension, the risk of the progress of atherosclerosis was not significant. CONCLUSION The increasing number of childbirths is associated with the progression of atherosclerotic stiffness among Chinese women with diabetes, independent of a variety of confounding factors.
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- Jie Wang
- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai National Research Centre for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Gerbrand Zoet GA, Anna Sverrisdóttir AK, Anouk Eikendal ALM, Arie Franx A, Tim Leiner T, Bas van Rijn BB. MRI-derived aortic characteristics after pregnancy: The AMBITYON study. Pregnancy Hypertens 2018; 13:46-50. [PMID: 30177070 DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2018.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Pregnancy and pregnancy complications have been associated with increased arterial stiffness even at young age. In this study we assessed the impact of parity on CMR-derived aortic characteristics as early markers of atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness in healthy women between 25 and 35 years. STUDY DESIGN We studied 68 women who participated in the AMBITYON study, a prospective population-based cohort study for assessment of atherosclerotic burden by MRI and traditional CVD risk factors in healthy, young adults. Of these women, 40 (58.8%) were nulliparous, 13 (19.1%) were primiparous and 15 (22.1%) were multiparous. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Descending thoracic aortic wall thickness (AWT) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) were measured using 3.0T CMR. RESULTS AWT measurements were similar between nulliparous women and primi- or multiparous women (1.6 mm ± 0.2 mm vs. 1.6 mm ± 0.2 mm; p = 0.79). Correction for age and systolic blood pressure did not change these results. Applying percentile based cut-off values showed a non-significant increase in AWT in parous women. PWV measurements did not differ between nulliparous women and parous women (4.5 m/s ± 0.7 m/s vs. 4.5 m/s ± 0.8 m/s; p = 0.78). Correction for age and systolic blood pressure did not influence these results. Using percentile based cut-off values, showed an increasing likelihood of higher PWV-values in parous women, although not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS Direct measurement of aortic AWT and PWV by CMR showed no difference between nulliparous and parous women, probably indicating limited effect of pregnancy on arterial stiffness and early markers of atherosclerosis. TRIAL REGISTRATION Netherlands Trial Register (NTR) number: 4742.
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- G A Gerbrand Zoet
- Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Birth Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, PO Box 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Birth Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, PO Box 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Birth Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, PO Box 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Birth Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, PO Box 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands; Academic Unit of Human Development and Health, University of Southampton, Princess Anne Hospital, Coxford Road, Southampton SO16 5YA, United Kingdom
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Fujihara Y, Nawata H, Honda M, Kunitake T, Aida E, Nagai T, Kuramochi H, Ueno J, Yoshimoto S, Muta K. Comparative study of the correlation between atherosclerosis and osteoporosis in women in Japan and Mongolia. J Gen Fam Med 2017; 18:237-243. [PMID: 29264033 PMCID: PMC5689420 DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective Associations between vascular calcification and osteoporosis are well documented, yet effects of lifestyle on atherosclerosis and osteoporosis remain unclear. This study evaluated the relationship between atherosclerosis and osteoporosis of people with different lifestyles living on Uku Island in Japan (rice consumption and fishing lifestyle) and in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia (meat consumption and nomadic lifestyle), and investigated the differences of lifestyles on atherosclerosis and osteoporosis. Methods Participants were women aged over 50 years who had undergone a previous medical examination for atherosclerosis and osteoporosis (Uku Island, 104, Ulaanbaatar, 71). Lifestyle habits were obtained by questionnaire. Bone mineral density of the right calcaneus was measured using quantitative ultrasound. Brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity was measured as an index of atherosclerosis. Results There were no significant differences in bone mineral density and brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity between the two groups, even though meat and dairy intake, number of meals skipped, and number of children were significantly greater in participants from Ulaanbaatar compared with Uku Island. Brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity showed significant positive correlations with age, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, and body mass index and a significant negative correlation with bone mineral density for both groups. With step‐wise multiple regression analysis, brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity significantly correlated with age and bone mineral density for both populations. Systolic blood pressure significantly correlated with brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity for the Ulaanbaatar group. Conclusions Despite significant lifestyle differences, similar relationships between atherosclerosis and osteoporosis were observed in women from Uku Island and Ulaanbaatar. Hypertension was a significant contributing factor for atherosclerosis for the Ulaanbaatar group.
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- Medical Corp.Seiwakai Muta Hospital Fukuoka Japan
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- Medical Corp.Seiwakai Muta Hospital Fukuoka Japan
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- Medical Corp.Seiwakai Muta Hospital Fukuoka Japan
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- Medical Corp.Seiwakai Muta Hospital Fukuoka Japan
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Palmiero P, Maiello M, Daly DD, Ciccone MM, Nanda NC. Aortic Stiffness Assessed by Global Pulse Wave Velocity in Postmenopausal Women: An Ultrasonographic Study. Echocardiography 2012; 29:1233-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01786.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham; Alabama; Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham; Alabama; Italy
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Pregnancy followed by delivery may affect circulating soluble lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 levels in women of reproductive age. Mediators Inflamm 2012; 2012:837375. [PMID: 22619487 PMCID: PMC3350984 DOI: 10.1155/2012/837375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2012] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background/Objective. It is known that menopause or lack of endogenous estrogen is a risk factor for endothelial dysfunction and CAD. Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) is involved inmultiple phases of vascular dysfunction.The purpose of the current study was to determine the association between soluble LOX-1 (sLOX-1) and pregnancy followed by delivery in women of reproductive age. Materials/Methods. Sixty-eight subjects with pregnancy followed by delivery (group 1) and 57 subjects with nongravidity (group 2) were included in this study. Levels of sLOX-1 were measured in serum by EL SA. Results. Plasma levels of sLOX-1 were significantly lower in Group 1 than Group 2 in women of reproductive age (0.52 ± 0.18 ng/mL and 0.78 ± 0.13, resp., P < 0.001). There were strong correlations between sLOX-1 levels and the number of gravida (r = −0.645, P < 0.001). The levels of sLOX-1 highly correlated with the number of parous (r = −0.683, P < 0.001). Conclusion. Our study demonstrated that serum sLOX-1 levels were associated with pregnancy followed by delivery that might predict endothelial dysfunction. We conclude that pregnancy followed by delivery may delay the beginning and progress of arteriosclerosis and its clinical manifestations in women of reproductive age.
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Katsuragi S, Ueda K, Yamanaka K, Neki R, Kamiya C, Sasaki Y, Osato K, Niwa K, Ikeda T. Pregnancy-associated aortic dilatation or dissection in Japanese women with Marfan syndrome. Circ J 2011; 75:2545-51. [PMID: 21817813 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-11-0465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aortic dilatation and dissection are severe complications of pregnancy that may cause maternal death. The purpose of the present study was to investigate risk factors for aortic dilatation or dissection in pregnant Japanese women with Marfan syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 28 patients with Marfan syndrome were investigated retrospectively during pregnancy and after delivery at 1 institution. These patients were divided into 2 groups: those who experienced aortic dilatation or dissection (group D, n=11) and those who did not (group ND, n = 17). In group D, aortic dilatation or dissection occurred in 7 cases during pregnancy (2 in the 2(nd) trimester, 5 in the 3(rd) trimester) and 4 cases after birth. The 2 cases in the 2nd trimester involved aortic dilatation > 60mm and those patients underwent hemiarch replacement and a David operation, respectively. Delivery by cesarean section (64% vs. 18%, P < 0.05), sinus of Valsalva ≥ 40mm (86% vs. 21%, P < 0.05), aortic size index (size of sinus of Valsalva/body surface area) ≥ 25 mm/m² (7/7, 100% vs. 0/14, 0%, P < 0.0001), and faster growth of the sinus of the Valsalva (median, [interquartile range]: 0.41 mm/month [0.23-0.66 mm/month] vs. 0.05 mm/month [-0.13 to 0.22 mm/month]; P < 0.05) were significantly higher in group D than in group ND. CONCLUSIONS A large sinus of Valsalva, increased aortic size index, and rapid growth of the sinus of Valsalva are risk factors for aortic dilatation or dissection in pregnant Japanese women with Marfan syndrome.
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- Shinji Katsuragi
- Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
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Cho KI, Kim SM, Shin MS, Kim EJ, Cho EJ, Seo HS, Shin SH, Yoon SJ, Choi JH. Impact of gestational hypertension on left ventricular function and geometric pattern. Circ J 2011; 75:1170-6. [PMID: 21389638 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-10-0763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effect of gestational hypertension on left ventricular (LV) function in previously normotensive young women has not been evaluated. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 106 gestational hypertensive women (GHW, 32.3 ± 4.2 years) and 93 normotensive pregnant women (NPW, 30.2 ± 4.4 years) were enrolled. Transthoracic echocardiography, including 2-dimensional strain echocardiography, was done and myocardial performance (Tei index), LV mass index (LVMI), and relative wall thickness (RWT) were analyzed. GHW had significantly increased wall thickness (interventricular septum, 9.5 ± 0.9 mm vs. 8.8 ± 1.0 mm, P < 0.001; posterior wall, 9.0 ± 1.1 mm vs. 8.5 ± 1.1 mm, P = 0.007; and RWT, 0.39 ± 0.06 vs. 0.35 ± 0.05, P = 0.02), higher LVMI (95.6 ± 17.3g/m² vs. 86.1 ± 14.5g/m², P = 0.03), longer isovolumetric relaxation time (117.7 ± 18.2 ms vs. 82.3 ± 12.6 ms, P = 0.003), lower E/A ratio (1.00 ± 0.29 vs. 1.27 ± 0.33, P = 0.002), and higher Tei index (0.48 ± 0.23 vs. 0.33 ± 0.13, P = 0.003) compared to NPW. Global longitudinal LV strain, representing LV systolic function, was also significantly reduced in GHW compared with NPW (-17.6 ± 2.95% vs. -21.2 ± 2.14%, P = 0.02). A total of 62% of GHW (n = 66) had abnormal geometry, of whom, 42 (40%) had eccentric hypertrophy (EH). A total of 93% of NPW (n = 86) had normal geometry, and only 7 NPW (7%) had abnormal geometry. CONCLUSIONS GHW had aggravated diastolic and longitudinal systolic dysfunction. GHW had increased LVMI with the abnormal geometric pattern of EH. The reversibility of these morphological and functional impairments after delivery needs to be clarified.
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- Kyoung-Im Cho
- Division of Cardiology, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan, Korea
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