Echocardiogram can ID women with preeclampsia at risk for future hypertension

Echocardiography during pregnancy or early postpartum can assist in identifying women with preeclampsia at greater risk of future hypertension, according to a study presented at the American Society of Echocardiography’s 35th Annual Scientific Sessions, held from June 14 to 16 in Portland, Oregon. Anushree Puttur, M.D., from Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, and colleagues evaluated the echocardiographic changes in women with preeclampsia and subsequent impact on diagnosis of hypertension at follow-up. Analysis included 252 women diagnosed with preeclampsia and with electrocardiogram within three months of delivery. The researchers found that Read More

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