Physiological adaptation of endothelial function to pregnancy: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Veronica Agatha Lopes van BalenT A G van GansewinkelS de HaasJustin G L M Luermans Joris van DrongelenC Ghossein-DohaMarc E A Spaanderman

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

During healthy pregnancy, endothelium-dependent vasodilatation and BAD increase. Women with a complicated pregnancy had FMD values within the lower range when compared with those with uncomplicated pregnancy but, as a group, did not differ from each other. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
nitric oxide
randomized controlled trial
systematic review