Left ventricular mass and myocardial scarring in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Odayme QuesadaKi ParkJanet WeiEileen HandbergChrisandra ShufeltMargo MinissianGalen Cook-WiensParham ZarriniChristine PachecoBalaji TamarappooLouise E J ThomsonDaniel S BermanCarl J PepineC Noel Bairey MerzPublished in: Open heart (2020)
In a high-risk cohort of women with suspected INOCA, 20% had a history of HDP. Women with HDP history were more likely to develop HTN. Our study demonstrates higher LV mass in women with HDP and concomitant HTN. Although the presence of LGE scar was not different in women with and without HDP history, we observed a trend towards larger scar size in women with HDP. Future studies are needed to better assess the relationship of HDP and cardiac morphology and LGE scarring in a larger cohort of women.