Coronary Microvascular Function Following Severe Preeclampsia.
Michael C HonigbergKatherine E EconomyMaria A PabónXiaowen WangClaire CastroJenifer M BrownSanjay DivakaranBrittany N WeberLeanne BarrettAnna PerilloAnina Y SunTajmara AntoineFaranak FarrohiBrenda DocktorEmily S LauDoreen DeFaria YehPradeep NatarajanAmy A SarmaRobert M WeisbrodNaomi M HamburgJennifer E HoJason D RohMalissa J WoodNandita S ScottMarcelo F Di CarliPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
In this exploratory study, we observed reduced coronary microvascular function in the early postpartum period following severe preeclampsia, suggesting that systemic microvascular dysfunction in preeclampsia involves the coronary microcirculation. Further research is needed to establish interventions to mitigate risk of preeclampsia-associated cardiovascular disease.