Pre‐eclampsia: an important risk factor for asymptomatic heart failure

Chahinda Ghossein‐Doha, J. van Neer, B Wissink, N. M. Breetveld, León J. De Windt, Arie P.J. van Dijk, M. J. van der Vlugt, Mirian C. H. Janssen, Wieteke M. Heidema, Ralph R. Scholten,

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2017 · 93 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

PE is associated with a four-fold increased female-specific risk of asymptomatic cardiac abnormalities. Prehypertension apparently increases this risk significantly, while metabolic syndrome determinants do not. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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