Postpartum Blood Pressure Variability and Heart Rate Variability in Preeclampsia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preeclampsia is associated with autonomic dysregulation during pregnancy; however, less is known about autonomic function in the first week postpartum after preeclampsia.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed data from a prospective cohort of women with and without preeclampsia. Continuous blood pressure and heart rate were measured with finger plethysmography within 7 days postpartum. Frequency-domain blood pressure and heart rate variability (HRV) were calculated using spectral analysis. Time-domain HRV was calculated as the root mean square of successive R-R interval differences. We compared results between those with and without preeclampsia, as well as between those with new-onset preeclampsia, chronic hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia, and normotensi

SUBMITTER: van Wingerden AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11578794 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature