Evaluation of Cardiac Function in Women With a History of Preeclampsia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background Women with a history of preeclampsia are at increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, the underlying mechanisms of disease association, and the ideal method of monitoring this high-risk group, remains unclear. This review aims to determine whether women with a history of preeclampsia show clinical or subclinical cardiac changes when evaluated with an echocardiogram. Methods and Results A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL databases was performed to identify studies that examined cardiac function in women with a history of preeclampsia, in comparison with those with normotensive pregnancies. In the 27 included studies, we found no significant differences between preeclampsia and nonpreeclampsia women with regard to left ventricular ejection

SUBMITTER: Reddy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6915290 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature