Objective Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are associated with significant
myocardial dysfunction on echocardiography. The impact of hemodynamic changes related …

Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have been associated with
increased cardiovascular risk for the mother and her offspring. However, it remains unknown …

Purpose: To investigate the cardiac morphological and functional changes by
echocardiography, before and after parturition in patients with pregnancy‐induced …

Background Pregnancy induces dramatic cardiovascular changes in order to meet the
increasing metabolic needs. Adaptive change of left ventricle (LV) might be modified in …

Background Women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are at increased
risk of cardiovascular diseases, which are usually mediated by the development of …

Background Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are associated with short-term
cardiac structure and function abnormalities, but later life changes are not well studied …

Background Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) can be classified into gestational
hypertension, preeclampsia (PRE), and chronic hypertension with superimposed …

Hypertension during pregnancy is a problem that impacts maternal morbidity and mortality.
Dyspnea and edema are common symptoms, often secondary to physiological changes, but …

Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is becoming routinely used to direct the medical
management of various cardiac diseases, but its application in pregnancy is unclear. Our …

Women with a history of gestational hypertensive disorders (GHD) are at increased risk for
developing perinatal cardiovascular complications (eg, gestational hypertension …