ArticlePhysiological reports2022
Increased carotid artery stiffness after preeclampsia in a cross-sectional study of postpartum women.
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- Subclinical atherosclerosis in women after pre-eclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Heart (British Cardiac Society) · 2026Pooled it
- Atherosclerosis after pre-eclampsia: systematic review and meta-analysis.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2026Pooled it
- Temporal patterns of pre- and post-natal target organ damage associated with hypertensive pregnancy: a systematic review.European journal of preventive cardiology · 2024Pooled it
- Characterization of carotid remodeling in gestational hypertension using radiofrequency data-based vessel stiffness analysis and vector flow imaging.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Persistent and de novo postpartum hypertension: a scoping review of pathophysiology, evaluation, and management.NPJ cardiovascular health · 2026Article
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- Low indoleamine 2, 3 dioxygenase (IDO) activity is associated with psycho-obstetric risk.Pregnancy hypertension · 2024Article
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy & vascular dysfunction.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Increased carotid artery stiffness after preeclampsia in a cross-sectional study of postpartum women.Physiological reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Preeclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive obstetrical complication associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. Carotid artery functional assessments allow for identification of subclinical vascular dysfunction. This cross-sectional study measured carotid artery functional indices in healthy women with a recent pregnancy complicated by PE, versus women with a prior uncomplicated pregnancy. Women with a history of PE (N = 30) or an uncomplicated pregnancy (N = 30), were recruited between 6 months and 5 years postpartum. Left and right carotid artery ultrasound measured carotid intima media thickness, plaque burden, peak systolic velocity, end diastolic flow velocity and carotid far-wall circumferential strain (FWCS). Carotid FWCS is inversely related to vessel stiffness, where a decrease in FWCS indicates increased vessel stiffness. Right-side FWCS did not differ between women with a history of PE versus normotensive pregnancy. Left carotid artery FWCS was lower in formerly preeclamptic women after adjustment for diameter, pulse pressure, and heart rate compared to women following an uncomplicated pregnancy (3.35 ± 1.08 × 10
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