Subclinical Postpartum Renal Structure After Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertensive pregnancies are associated with increased risks of renal failure in pregnancy and later life. However, traditional markers of renal function normalize postpartum, making identification of those at future disease risk difficult. We studied whether the type and severity of hypertensive pregnancy associated with postpartum renal structure.

Methods

One hundred and twenty-five women from interventional trials (61 preeclamptic, 33 gestational hypertension, and 31 normotensive pregnancy), aged ≥18 years, were imaged using magnetic resonance imaging 6 to 12 months postpartum. Anthropometric, demographic, blood pressure, and blood sample data were collected during pregnancy and postpartum. Kidney volume indexed to body surface area and corticomedullary differe

SUBMITTER: Cutler HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12529983 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature