Cardiac electrical and structural alterations in preeclampsia.

Ekrem Aksu Bilal Cuglan Abdullah Tok Enes Celik Adem Doğaner Abdullah Sokmen Gulizar Sokmen

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)

Preeclampsia causes significant cardiac structural and electrocardiographic alterations that may increase the risk of atrial and/or ventricular arrhythmias. A more thorough and earlier cardiac assessment and closer follow-up of these patients would be useful to avoid further complications.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
end stage renal disease
early onset
left atrial
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
mitral valve