- All Journals
- Al-Qadisiyah University
- Basrah University
- Kirkuk University
- Mosul University
- The Iraqi Borad for Medical Specialization
- University of Anbar
- University of Technology
- Al Mustafa University
- Al-Zahraa University for Women
- Alnoor University
- Kunooz University
- Misan University
- Ninevah University
- Tikrit University
- University of Al-Hamdaniya
- University of Kerbala
Brachial artery reactivity in pre-eclampsia | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-72 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Saad Eldin Majeed; Iman Abbass Fadhel | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Brachial artery reactivity was assessed as a non-invasive test of endothelial function in 25 pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia, in comparison with 25 gravid ladies proceeding normal pregnancies. All were in related ages and gestational periods. Although non-significant, but an obvious impairment in flow mediated brachial artery diameter was traced in mothers sustaining pre-eclampsia (5.018 mm Vs 4.212mm for pre-eclamptic group); while the base line and nitroglycerine mediated changes in the brachial artery diameters were non-significant and more trivial (4.061 mm “control group” Vs 4.066 mm “pre-eclamptic group” and 4.321 mm “control group” Vs 4.216 mm “pre-eclamptic group”) respectively; supporting a potential role for endothelial dysfunction in pre-eclamptic toxemia. The test is simple, cheap and may harbor a promising screening potential in pre-eclampsia to predict the subclinical illness in high risk pregnancies. Keywords: pre-eclampsia, endothelial dysfunction. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pre; eclampsia; endothelial dysfunction | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 199 PDF Download: 51 |
||