Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders: A Systematic Review
Conclusions and Relevance
LV-GLS is significantly decreased in pregnant women with HPD compared with normotensive pregnant women. Other deformation values show a significant decrease in women with severe or early-onset preeclampsia, with lasting myocardial changes after early-onset preeclampsia.
Target Audience
Obstetricians and gynecologists, family physicians, cardiologists.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, the learner should be better able to identify the test characteristics of STE; describe the differences in STE between HPDs and normotensive pregnant controls; and explain which HPD causes lasting myocardial changes after pregnancy.
Source: Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey - Category: OBGYN Tags: CME ARTICLES Source Type: research
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