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ArticleJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences2016

Evaluation of the effect of high-dose folic acid on endothelial dysfunction in pre-eclamptic patients: A randomized clinical trial.

Mohammad Hashemi, Kiyan Heshmat-Ghahdarijani, Elahe Zarean, Forouz Baktash, Zahra Sadat Mortazavi

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Article in Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammad HashemiDepartment of Cardiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Kiyan Heshmat-GhahdarijaniDepartment of Cardiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Elahe ZareanDepartment of Obstetrics-Gynecology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Forouz BaktashDepartment of Cardiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Zahra Sadat MortazaviStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPre-eclampsia as a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy complicates up to 5-10% of pregnancies worldwide. Endothelial dysfunction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia. In this study, we aim to evaluate the effect of high-dose folic acid on endothelial dysfunction in pre-eclamptic patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this triple-blinded randomized clinical trial, the enrolled patients were divided randomly into two groups. Folic acid 5.0 mg or placebo was taken daily by oral administration from the initiation of diagnosis until 2 months after delivery by the participants. Every patient's flow-mediated dilation (FMD) was evaluated at the beginning of the study and 2 months after delivery with the same experienced operator at the same period of time (3-5 p.m.) by high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography. Potential confounding variables were included in the independent samples

resultsMean value of FMD in intervention (9.64 ± 5.57) and control group (9.30 ± 4.25) has no significant difference before the consumption of drugs (

conclusionIncreased mean of FMD in intervention group shows that this supplement can improve endothelial function and can be significantly affected by maternal blood pressure during pregnancy and some endothelium-dependent disease such as pre-eclampsia and its associated adverse outcomes.

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Endothelial dysfunctionfolic acidpre-eclampsia

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