Myocardial performance index in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: The relationship between blood pressures and angiogenic factors

• Main Authors: Hadi Ramadan (Author), Sarosh Rana (Author), Ariel Mueller (Author), Surichhya Bajracharya (Author), Dongsheng Zhang (Author), Saira Salahuddin (Author), Rabab Nasim (Author), Joana Lopes Perdigao (Author), Mohammed Minhaj (Author), Avery Tung (Author), Zolt Arany (Author), Sajid Shahul (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To study the association between cardiac function measured by myocardial performance index (MPI), blood pressures and angiogenic factors measured at the time of echocardiography in patients with and without hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). Methods: We prospectively studied 189 p...