Maternal cardiac function after HELLP syndrome: an echocardiography study.

Rossana OrabonaE VizzardiE SciattiF PrefumoI BonadeiA ValcamonicoM MetraT Frusca

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2018)

The significant overlap of echocardiographic features in women with previous PE and HELLP syndrome suggests that these two conditions share the same pathophysiology. However, HELLP syndrome may lead to more severe cardiovascular remodeling in the short to medium term after delivery. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keyphrases

case report
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
computed tomography
randomized controlled trial
preterm infants
systematic review
mitral valve
early onset
body mass index
left atrial
drug induced
pregnancy outcomes
weight gain
meta analyses