Ophthalmic artery peak systolic velocity ratio distinguishes pre-eclampsia from chronic and gestational hypertension: A prospective cohort study.
Katherine G Y LauAllan WrightEmmanouil KountourisKypros H NicolaidesNikos A KametasPublished in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2022)
The OA PSV-ratio is influenced by maternal weight, age, antihypertensive medications and MAP. Pre-eclampsia is an independent predictor of OA PSV-ratio, which therefore may be a useful point-of-care test when assessing women presenting with hypertension.
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