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Arterial stiffness and central pressure measurements should be considered as recommended tests for the evaluation of cardiovascular risk in general population, whereas in pregnancy, their meaningfulness is not established.
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Our findings show that 24-h blood pressure monitoring in pregnant women with hypertension in 16–22 weeks of gestation may be useful to obtain additional information about central systolic blood pressure and arterial stiffness as a prognostic parameters for prediction of preeclampsia.
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The estimation of arterial stiffness and central pressure parameters may be helpful for early detection of preeclampsia.
Professor Vasilii Sergeevich Chulkov
Yaroslav the Wise Novgorod State University
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This page is a summary of: 75 Central blood pressure and arterial stiffness in various forms of hypertension in pregnancy, Pregnancy Hypertension, July 2016, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2016.08.157.
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